Cachd1 interacts with Wnt receptors and regulates neuronal asymmetry in the zebrafish brain.
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| Title: | Cachd1 interacts with Wnt receptors and regulates neuronal asymmetry in the zebrafish brain. |
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| Authors: | Powell, Gareth T., Faro, Ana, Zhao, Yuguang, Stickney, Heather, Novellasdemunt, Laura, Henriques, Pedro, Gestri, Gaia, White, Esther Redhouse, Ren, Jingshan, Lu, Weixian, Young, Rodrigo M., Hawkins, Thomas A., Cavodeassi, Florencia, Schwarz, Quenten, Dreosti, Elena, Raible, David W., Li, Vivian S. W., Wright, Gavin J., Jones, E. Yvonne, Wilson, Stephen W. |
| Source: | Science (pre-March 2025). 5/3/2024, Vol. 384 Issue 6695, p573-579. 7p. 5 Diagrams. |
| Subjects: | Brain function localization, Receptor-interacting proteins, Wnt proteins, Membrane proteins, Nervous system, Cerebral dominance |
| Abstract: | Neurons on the left and right sides of the nervous system often show asymmetric properties, but how such differences arise is poorly understood. Genetic screening in zebrafish revealed that loss of function of the transmembrane protein Cachd1 resulted in right-sided habenula neurons adopting left-sided identity. Cachd1 is expressed in neuronal progenitors, functions downstream of asymmetric environmental signals, and influences timing of the normally asymmetric patterns of neurogenesis. Biochemical and structural analyses demonstrated that Cachd1 can bind simultaneously to Lrp6 and Frizzled family Wnt co-receptors. Consistent with this, lrp6 mutant zebrafish lose asymmetry in the habenulae, and epistasis experiments support a role for Cachd1 in modulating Wnt pathway activity in the brain. These studies identify Cachd1 as a conserved Wnt receptor-interacting protein that regulates lateralized neuronal identity in the zebrafish brain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Neurons on the left and right sides of the nervous system often show asymmetric properties, but how such differences arise is poorly understood. Genetic screening in zebrafish revealed that loss of function of the transmembrane protein Cachd1 resulted in right-sided habenula neurons adopting left-sided identity. Cachd1 is expressed in neuronal progenitors, functions downstream of asymmetric environmental signals, and influences timing of the normally asymmetric patterns of neurogenesis. Biochemical and structural analyses demonstrated that Cachd1 can bind simultaneously to Lrp6 and Frizzled family Wnt co-receptors. Consistent with this, lrp6 mutant zebrafish lose asymmetry in the habenulae, and epistasis experiments support a role for Cachd1 in modulating Wnt pathway activity in the brain. These studies identify Cachd1 as a conserved Wnt receptor-interacting protein that regulates lateralized neuronal identity in the zebrafish brain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00368075 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.ade6970 |
