Role of Axin2 in Wnt signal transduction

A model for the role of Axin2 in Wnt signal transduction. Upon transduction of a Wnt signal, transcription of the Axin2 gene is induced via the β-catenin/Tcf pathway. Our point mutation analysis, as well as data from cotransfection of DN-Tcf, suggests that Axin2 expression is controlled by Tcf/LEF factors. In addition to direct induction, Axin2 may be further induced by an indirect mechanism, in which Tcf enhances the expression of unknown transcription factor(s) X, which in turn enhances Axin2 expression through a mechanism not requiring the Tcf/LEF binding sites. Thus, Axin2 may provide a negative feedback loop for the down regulation of β-catenin to normal levels after a Wnt signal.
Role of Axin2 in Wnt signal transduction

Publication

Wnt/β-Catenin/Tcf Signaling Induces the Transcription of Axin2, a Negative Regulator of the Signaling Pathway. (2002) Eek-hoon Jho, et al. Mol Cell Biol. 2002 Feb;22(4):1172-1183. Figure: F8.

Gene mentions


Organism Group Word Match Source NCBI Symbol NCBI ID
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT1 7471
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT2 7472
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT2B 7482
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT3 7473
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT3A 89780
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT4 54361
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT6 7475
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT7A 7476
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT7B 7477
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT8A 7478
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT8B 7479
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT9A 7483
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT9B 7484
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT10A 80326
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT10B 7480
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT11 7481
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT16 51384
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT5A 7474
Homo sapiens Primates Wnt WNT famplex_relations WNT5B 81029
Homo sapiens Primates Dvl DVL ncbigene_synonym DVL1 1855
Homo sapiens Primates Dvl DVL ncbigene_synonym DVL1P1 8215
Homo sapiens Primates Dvl DVL famplex_relations DVL2 1856
Homo sapiens Primates Dvl DVL famplex_relations DVL3 1857
Homo sapiens Primates Dvl DV1 ncbigene_synonym IFT81 28981
Homo sapiens Primates APC APC ncbigene_symbol APC 324
Homo sapiens Primates APC APC ncbigene_synonym PROC 5624
Homo sapiens Primates GSK3B GSK3B ncbigene_symbol GSK3B 2932
Homo sapiens Primates Axin2 AXIN2 ncbigene_symbol AXIN2 8313
Homo sapiens Primates Axin AXIN ncbigene_synonym AXIN1 8312
Homo sapiens Primates B-TRCP B-TRCP ncbigene_synonym BTRC 8945
Homo sapiens Primates B-Catenin CTNNB1 ncbigene_symbol CTNNB1 1499
Homo sapiens Primates Tef TEF ncbigene_symbol TEF 7008
Homo sapiens Primates Tcf TCF ncbigene_synonym HNF4A 3172
Mus musculus Rodents Dvl DVL ncbigene_synonym Dvl1 13542
Mus musculus Rodents APC APC ncbigene_symbol Apc 11789
Mus musculus Rodents GSK3B GSK3B ncbigene_symbol Gsk3b 56637
Mus musculus Rodents Axin2 AXIN2 ncbigene_symbol Axin2 12006
Mus musculus Rodents Axin AXIN ncbigene_synonym Axin1 12005
Mus musculus Rodents B-TRCP B-TRCP ncbigene_synonym Btrc 12234
Mus musculus Rodents B-Catenin CTNNB1 ncbigene_symbol Ctnnb1 12387
Mus musculus Rodents Tef TEF ncbigene_symbol Tef 21685
Danio rerio Vertebrates APC APC ncbigene_symbol apc 386762
Danio rerio Vertebrates GSK3B GSK3B ncbigene_synonym gsk3ba 30654
Danio rerio Vertebrates Axin2 AXIN2 ncbigene_symbol axin2 58080
Danio rerio Vertebrates B-Catenin CTNNB1 ncbigene_symbol ctnnb1 30265
Danio rerio Vertebrates Tef TEF ncbigene_synonym tefa 30674
Danio rerio Vertebrates Tcf TCF ncbigene_synonym elk4 30093
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Wnt WNT ncbigene_synonym Wnt5 32838
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Wnt WNT ncbigene_synonym Wnt4 34007
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Wnt WNT ncbigene_synonym wg 34009
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Wnt WNT ncbigene_synonym Wnt2 35975
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Fz FZ ncbigene_symbol fz 45307
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Dvl DVL ncbigene_synonym dsh 32078
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates APC APC ncbigene_symbol Apc 44642
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates APC APC ncbigene_synonym Apc2 42871
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates APC APC ncbigene_synonym Axn 43565
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates APC APC ncbigene_synonym Fs(3)Apc 49116
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates GSK3B GSK3B ncbigene_synonym sgg 31248
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates GSK3B GSK3B ncbigene_synonym gskt 318552
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates B-TRCP B-TRCP ncbigene_synonym slmb 42504
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates B-Catenin B-CATENIN ncbigene_synonym arm 31151
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Tef TEF ncbigene_symbol tef 36920
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Tef TEF ncbigene_synonym tefu 41839
Drosophila melanogaster Invertebrates Tcf TCF ncbigene_synonym pan 43769

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