A Wnt-CKIε-Rap1 Pathway Regulates Gastrulation by Modulating SIPA1L1, a Rap GTPase Activating Protein

I. Chun Tsai, Jeffrey D. Amack, Zhong Hua Gao, Vimla Band, H. Joseph Yost, David M. Virshup

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Abstract

Noncanonical Wnt signals control morphogenetic movements during vertebrate gastrulation. Casein kinase I epsilon (CKIε) is a Wnt-regulated kinase that regulates Wnt/β-catenin signaling and has a β-catenin-independent role(s) in morphogenesis that is poorly understood. Here we report the identification of a CKIε binding partner, SIPA1L1/E6TP1, a GAP (GTPase activating protein) of the Rap small GTPase family. We show that CKIε phosphorylates SIPA1L1 to reduce its stability and thereby increase Rap1 activation. Wnt-8, which activates CKIε, enhances the CKIε-dependent phosphorylation and degradation of SIPA1L1. In early Xenopus or zebrafish development, inactivation of the Rap1 pathway results in abnormal gastrulation and a shortened anterior-posterior axis. Although CKIε also transduces Wnt/β-catenin signaling, inhibition of Rap1 does not alter β-catenin-regulated gene expression. Our data demonstrate a role for CKIε in noncanonical Wnt signaling and indicate that Wnt regulates morphogenesis in part through CKIε-mediated control of Rap1 signaling.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)335-347
Number of pages13
JournalDevelopmental Cell
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2007

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Molecular Biology
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Biology
  • Cell Biology

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