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© The Rockefeller University Press, 0021-9525/1999//1303 $5.00
The Journal of Cell Biology, Volume 146, Number 6, , 1999 1303-1318

Drosophila Apc2 Is a Cytoskeletally-Associated Protein That Regulates Wingless Signaling in the Embryonic Epidermis

^a Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3280
^b Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3500
Department of Biology, Coker Hall, CB#3280, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3280.(919) 962-1625(919) 962-2271

peifer{at}unc.edu

The tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) negatively regulates Wingless (Wg)/Wnt signal transduction by helping target the Wnt effector β-catenin or its Drosophila homologue Armadillo (Arm) for destruction. In cultured mammalian cells, APC localizes to the cell cortex near the ends of microtubules. Drosophila APC (dAPC) negatively regulates Arm signaling, but only in a limited set of tissues. We describe a second fly APC, dAPC2, which binds Arm and is expressed in a broad spectrum of tissues. dAPC2's subcellular localization revealed colocalization with actin in many but not all cellular contexts, and also suggested a possible interaction with astral microtubules. For example, dAPC2 has a striking asymmetric distribution in neuroblasts, and dAPC2 colocalizes with assembling actin filaments at the base of developing larval denticles. We identified a dAPC2 mutation, revealing that dAPC2 is a negative regulator of Wg signaling in the embryonic epidermis. This allele acts genetically downstream of wg, and upstream of arm, dTCF, and, surprisingly, dishevelled. We discuss the implications of our results for Wg signaling, and suggest a role for dAPC2 as a mediator of Wg effects on the cytoskeleton. We also speculate on more general roles that APCs may play in cytoskeletal dynamics.

Key Words: Drosophila • adenomatous polyposis coli • Armadillo • β-catenin • Wingless

© 1999 The Rockefeller University Press

H.A. Dierick and C. Kirkpatrick contributed equally to this paper.

Amy Bejsovec, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, 2153 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Illinois 60208-3500. Tel.: (847) 467-4042. Fax: (847) 467-1380. E-mail: bejsovec@nwu.edu

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