Purified Wnt5a protein activates or inhibits beta-catenin-TCF signaling depending on receptor context.

The Wnts comprise a large class of secreted proteins that control essential developmental processes such as embryonic patterning, cell growth, migration, and differentiation. In the most well-understood "canonical" Wnt signaling pathway, Wnt binding to Frizzled receptors induces beta-caten...

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Main Authors: Amanda J Mikels, Roel Nusse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1420652?pdf=render