The scaffolding protein Flot2 regulates cytoneme-based transport of Wnt3 in gastric cancer
Routledge, D.; Rogers, S.; Ashktorab, H.; Phesse, T.; Scholpp, S.
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The Wnt/{beta}-catenin signalling pathway regulates multiple cellular processes during development and many diseases, including cell proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Despite their hydrophobic nature, Wnt proteins exert their function over long distances to induce paracrine signalling. Recent studies have identified several factors involved in Wnt secretion, however, our understanding of how Wnt ligands are transported between cells to interact with their cognate receptors is still debated. Here, we demonstrate that gastric cancer cells utilise cytonemes to transport Wnt3 intercellularly to promote proliferation. Furthermore, we identify the membrane-bound scaffolding protein Flotillin-2 (Flot2), frequently overexpressed in gastric cancer, as a regulator of these cytonemes. Together with the Wnt co-receptor and cytoneme initiator Ror2, Flot2 determines the number and length of Wnt3 cytonemes in gastric cancer. Finally, we show that Flot2 is necessary for Wnt8a cytonemes during zebrafish embryogenesis, suggesting a conserved mechanism for Flot2-mediated Wnt transport on cytonemes in development and disease.
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