Table 1.
Name | Function |
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14-3-3 | Chaperone proteins binding YAP/TAZ after phosphorylation by LATS1/2 and promoting their nuclear export |
α-catenin | Linking protein between β-catenin-E-cadherin complex that regulates actin filament assembly. |
AMER/WTX (APC Membrane Recruitment Protein 1) (Wilms Tumor On The X) |
Protein acting in Wnt pathway that facilitates the formation of complex composed by Axin, GSK3 and LRP. |
AP2 (Adaptor protein 2) |
Adaptor protein which contributes to clathrin-mediated endocytosis. |
APC (Adematous polyposis coli) |
Negative regulator of the Wnt pathway that controls β-catenin degradation. Also regulates the Hippo pathway controlling TAZ degradation. |
ARVCF (Armadillo Repeat Protein Deleted In Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome) |
Member of the armadillo protein family related to p120-catenin and involved in Rac1 activation |
Axin | Member of the β-catenin and TAZ destruction complex. Negative regulator of the canonical Wnt pathway. |
BCL9 | β-catenin cofactor relevant for the transcription of canonical Wnt target genes |
β-catenin | Protein involved in the regulation of cellular adhesion and gene transcription. Acts as an intracellular signal transducer in the Wnt signaling cascade. |
βTrCP1 (Beta-Transducin Repeat Containing E3 Ubiquitin Protein Ligase) |
Ubiquitin ligase that regulates the Wnt and Hippo pathways through β-catenin and TAZ degradation, respectively. |
Caveolin | Membrane protein involved in Wnt-dependent LRP5/6/Dvl2/Axin/GSK3 internalization and required for β-catenin accumulation. |
CK1α (Casein Kinase 1 alpha) |
Protein kinase that associates to Axin and participates in the β-catenin degradation complex phosphorylating this protein and Axin |
CK1γ (Casein Kinase 1 gamma) |
Protein Kinase that is recruited to the Wnt signalosome and promotes LRP5/6 phosphorylation |
CK1ε (Casein Kinase 1 epsilon) |
Protein kinase rapidly activated canonical and non-canonical Wnt ligands and required for Dvl2 association to the receptor complex. |
Daple | Protein involved in Rac1 activation by non-canonical Wnt |
DDX3 (DEAD-Box Helicase 3 X-Linked) |
RNA helicase activated by Wnt signaling relevant for CK1ε activation |
DKK1 (Dickkopf WNT Signaling Pathway Inhibitor 1) |
Extracellular protein inhibitor of the canonical Wnt pathway. |
Dvl2 (Dishevelled 2) |
Cytosolic adaptor protein involved in canonical and non-canonical Wnt pathway. Wnt activation recruits Dvl to the membrane. It participates in assembling the signalosome. It is also detected in the nucleus bound to p65, FOXK and c-Jun |
DYRK1 (Dual Specificity Tyrosine Phosphorylation Regulated Kinase 1A) |
Protein tyrosine kinase that enhances p120-catenin stability and relieves Kaiso repression |
E- and N-cadherin | Transmembrane proteins directly bound to β-catenin, p120-catenin and LRP5/6 at the adherens junctions essential for intercellular interactions |
FOXK1/2 (Forkhead Box K1) |
Transcriptional factor involved in the nuclear localization of Dvl2 |
FOXO3 (Forkhead Box O3) |
Transcriptional factor that upon binding to β-catenin behaves as a transcriptional activator |
Frodo | Dvl2-associated protein that also interacts with p120-catenin |
Fyn | Member of the Src family of protein kinases activated by canonical and non-canonical Wnts and required for Stat3 phosphorylation and transcriptional action |
Fz (Frizzled) |
Family of membrane receptors involved in canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling. |
Gα12/13 (G Protein Subunits Alpha 12 and 13) |
Family of heterotrimeric G proteins required for Rho activation and the inhibition of Lats1/2 in the Hippo pathway. |
Glis2 | Transcriptional repressor bound to p120-catenin in the nucleus |
GSK3 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3) |
Serine/threonine protein kinase which phosphorylates β-catenin targeting it for degradation. Inhibited by canonical Wnt |
IQGAP1 (IQ Motif Containing GTPase Activating Protein 1) |
Modulator of Dvl2 nuclear localization in Wnt signaling. |
JNK2 (c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase 2) |
Protein kinase activated by canonical Wnt that modifies β-catenin and c-Jun facilitating gene transcription |
c-Jun | Substrate of JNK2 that interacts with Tcf4/β-catenin to regulate gene transcription. |
Kaiso | Transcriptional repressor of canonical Wnt target genes. Interacts with TCF4, β-catenin and p120-catenin. |
LATS1/2 (Large Tumor Suppressor Kinase 1 and 2) |
Protein kinase that phosphorylates YAP1 and TAZ upon activation of the Hippo pathway promotes their nuclear export. |
LRH1 (Liver Receptor Homolog-1) |
Nuclear orphan receptor that interacts with β-catenin independent of TCF4. Is activated by β-catenin; also promotes activation of β-catenin/TCF4 complex. |
LRP5/6 (LDL Receptor Related Protein 5 and 6) |
Membrane co-receptor involved in canonical Wnt signaling |
Mst1/2 (Mammalian STE20-Like Protein Kinase 1 and 2) |
Protein kinase stimulated by the Hippo pathway that activates Lats1/2. |
p120-catenin | Protein of the armadillo family essential for canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling. Interacts and stabilizes in the plasma membrane Cadherin/LRP and Ror2. Also binds and regulates CK1ε, Rac1 and Kaiso |
p65 (Rel A proto-oncogene) |
Transcription factor member of the NF- B complex. Binds Dvl2 in the nucleus. |
PAK1 (P21 (RAC1) Activated Kinase 1) |
Protein kinase stimulated by Rac1 in canonical and non-canonical Wnt. Activates JNK2 and promotes β-catenin translocation to the nucleus. |
PKC-λ
(Protein Kinase C-λ) |
Atypical PKC that interacts with Dvl2 |
PR61ε (Protein Phosphatase 2, Regulatory Subunit B (B56), Epsilon Isoform) |
Regulatory subunit of the PP2A phosphatase. Required for the activation of CK1ε at the initiation of the canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling. |
Pygo (Pygopus Family PHD Finger) |
Transcriptional factor that binds to Bcl9 enhancing β-catenin transcriptional activation |
Rac1 | Small GTPase activated by canonical and non-canonical Wnts. Activates PAK. Inhibits LATS1/2 up-regulating YAP1/TAZ transcriptional activity |
REST/CoREST (RE1 Silencing Transcription Factor) |
Transcriptional complex modulated by p120-catenin |
RhoA | Small GTPases that inhibits LATS1/2 activity in the Hippo pathway |
Ror1,2 (Retinoid-Related Orphan Receptor) |
Tyrosine kinase-like orphan transmembrane co-receptor required for non-canonical Wnt signaling |
Ryk | Transmembrane co-receptor involved in the non-canonical Wnt pathway. |
Sav1 (Salvador Family WW Domain Containing Protein 1) |
Regulator of Mst1 in the Hipo pathway required for LATS1 phosphorylation and activation |
SIAH2 (Seven In Absentia (Drosophila) Homolog 2) |
E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase stimulated by non-canonical Wnt involved in β-catenin degradation independent on GSK3 |
Snail1 | Transcription factor activated by canonical and non-canonical Wnt that induces epithelial to mesenchymal transition. |
Src | Non-receptor tyrosine protein kinase that binds to Wnt co-receptors LRP5/6 and Ror1 and is stimulated by canonical and non-canonical Wnts. |
STAT3 (Signal Transducer And Activator Of Transcription 3) |
Transcription factor stimulated by canonical and non-canonical Wnts through the Fz/Fyn branch that activates genes involved in EMT and cell invasion. |
TAZ | Transcriptional factor repressed by the Hippo pathway. |
TBX5
(T-Box 5) |
Transcriptional factor that interacts with β-catenin and YAP1 in the nucleus and promotes transcription of genes related to colon tumorigenesis |
TCF4 (T-cell factor 4) |
Transcription factor involved in canonical Wnt signaling which binds to DNA and recruits β-catenin. |
TEAD (TEA Domain Transcription Factor) |
Transcription factor. Forms a complex with YAP1 and TAZ in the nucleus and promotes the expression of proliferative genes. |
TIAM1 (T Cell Lymphoma Invasion And Metastasis 1) |
Rac1 Guanosine exchange factor involved in Wnt-dependent Rac1 activation. |
TMEM59 (Transmembrane Protein 59) |
Protein that potentiates the formation of the Wnt signalosome interacting with Fz and LRP. |
TORC1 (mTOR complex 1) |
Complex involved in the regulation of protein synthesis. Wnt-induced GSK3 inhibition activates TORC1 and protein translation |
TSC2
(TS complex subunit2) |
GTPase activating protein that modulates Rheb and TORC1 activity; Wnt-induced GSK3 inhibition blocks TSC2 phosphorylation and activates TORC1. |
Vav2 | Rac1 Guanosine exchange factor (GEF) involved in canonical Wnt-dependent Rac1 activation. |
Wnt (Wingless-Type MMTV Integration Site Family) |
Family of extracellular factors that bind to specific membrane receptor complexes to activate canonical or non-canonical signaling pathways |
YAP
(Yes Associated Protein) |
Transcriptional factor negatively regulated by the Hippo pathway that promotes its nuclear export. Binds to β-catenin. |
Yes | Protein kinase of the Src family. It phosphorylates YAP1 regulating the activity of the YAP1/TBX5/β-catenin complex. |