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Unexpectedly robust assembly of the Axin destruction complex regulates Wnt/Wg signaling in Drosophila as revealed by analysis in vivo.
Developmental biology - 1 Aug 2008
Peterson-Nedry Wynne, Erdeniz Naz, Kremer Susan, Yu Jessica, Baig-Lewis Shahana, Wehrli Marcel
Abstract excerpt
Secreted proteins in the Wnt family regulate gene expression in target cells by causing the accumulation of the transcriptional activator beta-catenin. In the absence of Wnt, a protein complex assembled around the scaffold protein Axin targets beta-catenin for destruction, thereby preventing it from transducing inappropriate signals. Loss of Axin or its binding partners APC and GSK3 results in aberrant activation...
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