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 language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 335-347 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Developmental Cell |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Molecular Biology
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology