| 1997 |
DVL3 was cloned as a human homologue of Drosophila Dishevelled (Dsh), encoding a predicted 716 amino acid protein with 98% amino acid identity to mouse Dvl-3 and 49% to Drosophila Dsh, mapped to chromosomal locus 3q27, and shown to be widely expressed in human cell lines and tissues. |
cDNA library screening, sequencing, chromosomal mapping, Northern blot/expression analysis |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
High |
9344861
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| 2011 |
DVL3 mediates dopamine D2 receptor (D2DR) regulation of both Akt and Wnt/GSK-3β/β-catenin signaling; altering DVL3 levels in SH-SY5Y cells recapitulated changes in Akt phosphorylation and β-catenin levels observed after D2DR agonist/antagonist treatment, and co-immunoprecipitation revealed an association between GSK-3 and the D2DR complex modulated by DVL3. |
In vitro DVL3 overexpression/knockdown in SH-SY5Y cells, western blot, co-immunoprecipitation, pharmacological D2DR manipulation in rat brain |
The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology |
Medium |
21777508
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| 2012 |
DVL3 recruits IPMK (inositol polyphosphate multikinase) to the cell membrane via DVL3's PDZ domain and C-terminal proline-rich tail upon Wnt3a stimulation; membrane translocation of IPMK is required for its function in canonical Wnt signaling, and deletion of IPMK's N-terminal variable region abolishes membrane translocation and downstream signaling. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, deletion mutant analysis, membrane fractionation, Wnt3a stimulation assays, CAAX-box rescue experiment |
Cellular signalling |
High |
22940627
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| 2013 |
DVL3 is a positive regulator of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in cervical cancer; enforced DVL3 expression elevated β-catenin and cyclin D1; AMPK activators (metformin) reduce DVL3 protein via AMPK/mTOR-mediated inhibition of protein synthesis and partially through ubiquitin/proteasomal degradation, as demonstrated by restoration of DVL3 with proteasomal inhibitors and in vivo ubiquitination assay. |
Western blot, immunohistochemistry, forced expression/knockdown, proteasomal inhibitor rescue, in vivo ubiquitination assay, AMPK inhibitor co-treatment |
PloS one |
Medium |
23301094
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| 2014 |
DVL3 forms an adaptor complex linking IGFIR to RAS signaling, containing Shc, Grb2, SOS, and tumor suppressor DAB2; DVL3 blockade enhanced MEK-ERK activation and sensitized breast and prostate cancer cells to IGFIR inhibition in vitro and in vivo; dual DVL3 and DAB2 blockade synergized in ERK activation, indicating non-redundant roles. |
Genetic screening, Co-immunoprecipitation, in vitro and in vivo knockdown/pharmacologic blockade, MEK-ERK activation assays, xenograft models |
Cancer research |
High |
25168481
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| 2015 |
DVL3 is a direct target of miR-204-5p, established by luciferase reporter assay; DVL3 overexpression increases β-catenin and cyclin D1 expression, and DVL3 knockdown promotes adipogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells by suppressing Wnt/β-catenin signaling. |
Luciferase reporter assay, bioinformatics target prediction, overexpression/knockdown, western blot, adipogenic differentiation assays |
International journal of molecular medicine |
Medium |
25847080
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| 2016 |
ALFY, an autophagy scaffold protein, specifically targets DVL3 (but not DVL1 or DVL2) aggregates for autophagic degradation, thereby attenuating canonical Wnt signaling; loss of this function causes increased DVL3 aggregates, hyperactivated Wnt signaling, and primary microcephaly. |
Linkage analysis, whole exome sequencing, Drosophila transgenic model, human cell-based autophagy assays, isoform-specific knockdown |
PLoS genetics |
High |
27008544
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| 2018 |
DVL3 (and DVL1) translocates to the nucleus in human myoblasts and localizes to CYP19A1 promoters (pII, I.4, and I.1) in breast cancer cells; DVL1 and DVL3 loss of function differentially alters aromatase transcripts and estradiol production, revealing a nuclear transcriptional regulatory role for DVL3. |
ChIP (chromatin immunoprecipitation), subcellular fractionation, nuclear localization imaging, siRNA knockdown, aromatase transcript/E2 measurement |
Oncotarget |
Medium |
30479694
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| 2019 |
DVL3 (planar cell polarity protein) is required for Sertoli cell blood-testis barrier function and spermatid polarity in rat testis; DVL3 knockdown disrupts actin- and microtubule-based cytoskeleton organization in Sertoli cells, impairing tight junction permeability barrier and spermatid adhesion/transport. |
RNAi knockdown (Dvl1, Dvl2, Dvl3, and triple), in vivo testis knockdown, tight junction permeability assay, immunofluorescence, western blot, morphological analysis |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
30808893
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| 2019 |
TLR4 activation by LPS promotes Wnt3a-Dvl3 signaling in monocytes; Dvl3 (downstream of Wnt3a) restrains inflammatory cytokine production (IL-12, IL-6, TNFα) by stabilizing β-catenin and suppressing NF-κB p65 phosphorylation and DNA binding; Dvl3 silencing enhances pro-inflammatory responses in vitro and in an in vivo endotoxemia model. |
siRNA knockdown, ectopic expression of DVL3/GSK3β/β-catenin, ELISA, qRT-PCR, western blot, NF-κB DNA binding assay, murine endotoxemia model |
Molecular immunology |
Medium |
31884387
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| 2020 |
DVL3 silencing in colorectal cancer cells attenuates Notch signaling by downregulating Notch intracellular domain (NICD) and its downstream targets, sensitizing cells to methotrexate and inhibiting cancer stem cell-like properties. |
siRNA knockdown, western blot (NICD and targets), functional assays (drug sensitivity, stemness markers) |
Pathology, research and practice |
Medium |
32414668
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| 2022 |
DVL3 nuclear localization is required for DVL3 to regulate proliferation in human myoblasts and rhabdomyosarcoma cells; DVL3's role in proliferation requires its DIX and PDZ domains (distinct from DVL1), and this activity is independent of markedly increased β-CATENIN nuclear translocation. |
Knockdown/rescue with domain deletion mutants, nuclear localization analysis, proliferation assays, myogenic differentiation assays |
Scientific reports |
Medium |
35589804
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| 2022 |
RNA-binding protein MEX3A physically interacts with DVL3 (demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation) and stabilizes β-catenin, promoting Wnt/β-catenin signaling, EMT, and endometrial carcinoma cell growth and metastasis. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, immunofluorescence, in vitro and in vivo functional assays, western blot |
International journal of molecular sciences |
Medium |
36614043
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| 2024 |
WNT5B promotes non-canonical WNT-PCP signaling in NSCLC via FZD3-DVL3-RAC1-JNK; FZD3 recruits DVL3 to the membrane for phosphorylation in a WNT5B-dependent manner; deletion of the DEP domain of DVL3 abrogates DVL3 membrane recruitment and downstream RAC1/JNK activation. |
Co-immunoprecipitation (WNT5B/FZD3/DVL3 interactions), DEP domain deletion mutant analysis, in vitro and in vivo overexpression/knockdown, JNK/RAC1 activation assays |
Cellular signalling |
Medium |
39094673
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| 2024 |
PNPO (pyridoxine-5'-phosphate oxidase) oxidizes DVL3 at methionine 282 (DVL3M282), leading to abnormal activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, promoting multiple myeloma cell proliferation and osteoclast differentiation; disrupting PNPO-DVL3 interaction with Eltrombopag inhibits this pathway. |
Chemical probe (celastrol) pulldown to identify PNPO as DVL3 interactor, site-directed mutagenesis (DVL3M282), in vivo mouse models, preliminary clinical data |
Advanced science |
Medium |
39656865
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| 2025 |
Wnt-induced CK1 multiphosphorylation of DVL3 causes a conformational phospho-switch in which charge accumulation proximal to the DEP domain promotes intramolecular coupling between DEP and the adjacent disordered region; this switch is mutually exclusive with FZD receptor binding, leading to DVL3 detachment from FZD after Wnt activation. |
Phospho-switch mutant panel, electrostatic analysis, in vitro phosphorylation assays, DVL3-FZD binding assays, functional Wnt/β-catenin reporter assays |
bioRxivpreprint |
Medium |
bio_10.1101_2025.09.10.675378
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| 2025 |
Pathogenic DVL3 frameshifting variants (associated with Robinow syndrome) encode mutant proteins that fail to redistribute from cytoplasmic puncta to membrane upon WNT3A stimulation and fail to activate canonical WNT/β-catenin signaling in TOPFlash reporter assays; the mutant C-terminal tail also interferes with CSNK1E-induced phosphorylation. |
Immunocytochemistry (localization upon WNT3A stimulation), TOPFlash reporter assay, CSNK1E phosphorylation assay, in silico structural analysis, transfection-based in vitro system |
bioRxivpreprint |
Medium |
bio_10.1101_2025.08.02.668297
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| 2025 |
BioID proximity interactomics identified the intracellular interactome of cytoplasmic DVL3 in the Wnt/PCP pathway context; DVL3-proximal proteins include RAI14, EPHA2, and PHACTR4, which were validated as essential Wnt/PCP components in zebrafish and connect the PCP receptor complex to actomyosin effectors. |
BioID proximity-dependent biotinylation, mass spectrometry, zebrafish loss-of-function (convergent extension, lateral organ orientation, melanoma migration assays) |
bioRxivpreprint |
Medium |
bio_10.1101_2025.01.15.633117
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| 2025 |
DVL3 loss-of-function in isogenic iPSC-derived neural progenitor cells causes increased NPC proliferation, converging with CTNNB1 and PTEN ASD-risk variants on dysregulation of PBX1 as a downstream target. |
Isogenic iPSC-derived 2D NPC loss-of-function models, genetic epistasis, PBX1 overexpression rescue across DVL3/CTNNB1/PTEN variants |
bioRxivpreprint |
Low |
bio_10.1101_2025.03.12.642693
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| 2025 |
E2F7 transcription factor directly activates DVL3 transcription (assessed by dual-luciferase reporter assay), thereby activating the Wnt signaling pathway to promote ESCC progression and cisplatin resistance; DVL3 overexpression reverses the effects of E2F7 knockdown on cisplatin sensitivity. |
Dual-luciferase reporter assay, gene expression analysis (qRT-PCR, western blot), siRNA knockdown, overexpression rescue, drug sensitivity assays |
World journal of surgical oncology |
Low |
41327220
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| 2026 |
CCNL1 directly interacts with DVL3 (demonstrated by co-immunoprecipitation), with the two proteins negatively correlated; CCNL1 overexpression inhibits DVL3 function and activates NF-κB signaling, while also promoting PI3K/AKT signaling, to drive breast cancer progression and paclitaxel resistance. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, western blot, plasmid transfection overexpression/rescue, Transwell/wound-healing assays, bioinformatics |
Molecular carcinogenesis |
Low |
41632921
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