Comparative phosphorylation map of Dishevelled3 (DVL3)

In the presented study we analyze phosphorylation of human Dishevelled 3 (DVL3) induced by its previously reported (CK1e, NEK2, PLK1, CK2α, RIPK4, PKCδ) and the newly identified (TTBK2, Aurora A) kinases. DVL3 contains 131 Ser/Thr whose phosphorylation generates complex barcodes underlying diverse DVL3 functions in Wnt pathways and other processes. We use quantitative mass spectrometry and via several complementary pipelines calculate site occupancies and quantify phosphorylation of >80 phosphorylated residues. In order to visualize the complex phosphorylation patterns, we design a novel visualization diagram, phosphoplot. Finally, we compare the individual sample and data processing approaches, identify their strengths and weaknesses. Subsequently, we verified a set of anti-phospho-DVL antibodies and were able to successfully confirm induction for several of the phosphorylation sites. From the biological point of view, our data represent an important reference point and a toolbox for further analysis of DVL functions and phosphorylation events that control them.