R-spondins are BMP receptor antagonists in Xenopus early embryonic development

R-spondins are known modulators of Wnt signaling. Here, the authors demonstrate that R-spondins function in Xenopus embryonic development as BMP antagonists by targeting BMP receptor 1A for degradation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hyeyoon Lee, Carina Seidl, Rui Sun, Andrey Glinka, Christof Niehrs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19373-w