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Title: Structure of WNT inhibitor adenomatosis polyposis coli down-regulated 1 (APCDD1), a cell-surface lipid-binding protein

Journal Article · · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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  1. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, HHMI, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
  2. Department of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205
  3. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, HHMI, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205

Diverse extracellular proteins negatively regulate WNT signaling. One such regulator is adenomatosis polyposis coli down-regulated 1 (APCDD1), a conserved single-span transmembrane protein. In response to WNT signaling in a variety of tissues, APCDD1 transcripts are highly up-regulated. We have determined the three-dimensional structure of the extracellular domain of APCDD1, and this structure reveals an unusual architecture consisting of two closely apposed β-barrel domains (ABD1 and ABD2). ABD2, but not ABD1, has a large hydrophobic pocket that accommodates a bound lipid. The APCDD1 ECD can also bind to WNT7A, presumably via its covalently bound palmitoleate, a modification that is common to all WNTs and is essential for signaling. This work suggests that APCDD1 functions as a negative feedback regulator by titrating WNT ligands at the surface of responding cells.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II)
Sponsoring Organization:
Human Science Frontier Program Organization Fellowship; National Institutes of Health (NIH); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1972877
Journal Information:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 120; ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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