| The roles of intrinsic disorder in orchestrating the wnt-pathway. | |
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PMID: 22292947 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The canonical Wnt-pathway plays a number of crucial roles in the development of organism. Malfunctions of this pathway lead to various diseases including cancer. In the inactivated state, this pathway involves five proteins, Axin, CKI-α, GSK-3β, APC, and β-catenin. We analyzed these proteins by a number of computational tools, such as PONDR(r)VLXT, PONDR(r)VSL2, MoRF-II predictor and Hydrophobic Cluster Analysis (HCA) to show that each of the Wnt-pathway proteins contains several intrinsically disordered regions. Based on a comprehensive analysis of published data we conclude that these disordered regions facilitate protein-protein interactions, post-translational modifications, and signaling. The scaffold protein Axin and another large protein, APC, act as flexible concentrators in gathering together all other proteins involved in the Wnt-pathway, emphasizing the role of intrinsically disordered regions in orchestrating the complex protein-protein interactions. We further explore the intricate roles of highly disordered APC in regulation of β-catenin function. Intrinsically disordered APC helps the collection of β-catenin from cytoplasm, facilitates the b-catenin delivery to the binding sites on Axin, and controls the final detachment of β-catenin from Axin. |
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B Xue; A K Dunker; V N Uversky |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics Volume: 29 ISSN: 1538-0254 ISO Abbreviation: J. Biomol. Struct. Dyn. Publication Date: 2012 Apr |
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Created Date: 2012-02-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8404176 Medline TA: J Biomol Struct Dyn Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 843-61 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33612, USA. vuversky@health.usf.edu. |
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