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The Wnt pathway regulates multiple biological and pathological processes including angiogenesis and inflammation. Here we identified a unique inhibitor of the Wnt pathway, SERPINA3K, a serine proteinase inhibitor with anti-inflammatory and angiogenic activities. SERPINA3K blocked the Wnt pathway activation induced by a Wnt ligand and by diabetes. Coprecipitation and ligand binding assay showed that SERPINA3K binds to low-density lipoprotein receptor-like protein 6 (LRP6) with a K(d) of 10 nM, in the range of its physiological concentration in the retina. Under the same conditions, SERPINA3K did not bind to the frizzled (Fz) receptor or low-density lipoprotein receptor. Further, SERPINA3K bound to LRP6 at the extracellular domain and blocked its dimerization with the Fz receptor induced by a Wnt ligand. The antagonizing activity of SERPINA3K to LRP6 was further confirmed by Xenopus axis duplication assay. These results suggest that SERPINA3K is a high-affinity, endogenous antagonist of LRP6. The blockade of Wnt signaling may represent a unifying mechanism for the anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic effects of SERPINA3K.
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