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Publication Kinesin superfamily protein Kif26b links Wnt5a-Ror signaling to the control of cell and tissue behaviors in vertebrates
(eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd, 2017) Susman, Michael W; Karuna, Edith P; Kunz, Ryan; Gujral, Taranjit S; Cantú, Andrea V; Choi, Shannon S; Jong, Brigette Y; Okada, Kyoko; Scales, Michael K; Hum, Jennie; Hu, Linda; Kirschner, Marc; Nishinakamura, Ryuichi; Yamada, Soichiro; Laird, Diana J; Jao, Li-En; Gygi, Steven; Greenberg, Michael; Ho, Hsin-Yi HenryWnt5a-Ror signaling constitutes a developmental pathway crucial for embryonic tissue morphogenesis, reproduction and adult tissue regeneration, yet the molecular mechanisms by which the Wnt5a-Ror pathway mediates these processes are largely unknown. Using a proteomic screen, we identify the kinesin superfamily protein Kif26b as a downstream target of the Wnt5a-Ror pathway. Wnt5a-Ror, through a process independent of the canonical Wnt/β-catenin-dependent pathway, regulates the cellular stability of Kif26b by inducing its degradation via the ubiquitin-proteasome system. Through this mechanism, Kif26b modulates the migratory behavior of cultured mesenchymal cells in a Wnt5a-dependent manner. Genetic perturbation of Kif26b function in vivo caused embryonic axis malformations and depletion of primordial germ cells in the developing gonad, two phenotypes characteristic of disrupted Wnt5a-Ror signaling. These findings indicate that Kif26b links Wnt5a-Ror signaling to the control of morphogenetic cell and tissue behaviors in vertebrates and reveal a new role for regulated proteolysis in noncanonical Wnt5a-Ror signal transduction.