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A vertebrate homolog of the cell cycle regulator Dbf4 is an inhibitor of Wnt signaling required for heart development.
Developmental cell - 1 May 2005
Brott Barbara K, Sokol Sergei Y
Abstract excerpt
Early stages of vertebrate heart development have been linked to Wnt signaling. Here we show in both gain- and loss-of-function experiments that XDbf4, a known regulator of Cdc7 kinase, is an inhibitor of the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. Depletion of endogenous XDbf4 protein did not disturb gastrulation movements or early organizer genes but resulted in embryos with morphologically defective heart and eyes...
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