Axin directly interacts with plakoglobin and regulates its stability. |
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Authors: | S Kodama S Ikeda T Asahara M Kishida A Kikuchi |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Plakoglobin is homologous to beta-catenin. Axin, a Wnt signal negative regulator, enhances glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3beta-dependent phosphorylation of beta-catenin and stimulates the degradation of beta-catenin. Therefore, we examined the effect of Axin on plakoglobin stability. Axin formed a complex with plakoglobin in COS cells and SW480 cells. Axin directly bound to plakoglobin, and this binding was inhibited by beta-catenin. Axin promoted GSK-3beta-dependent phosphorylation of plakoglobin. Furthermore, overexpression of Axin down-regulated the level of plakoglobin in SW480 cells. These results suggest that Axin regulates the stability of plakoglobin by enhancing its phosphorylation by GSK-3beta and that Axin may act on beta-catenin and plakoglobin in similar manners. |
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