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Cthrc1 selectively activates the planar cell polarity pathway of Wnt signaling by stabilizing the Wnt-receptor complex.
Developmental cell - 1 Jul 2008
Yamamoto Shinji, Nishimura Osamu, Misaki Kazuyo, Nishita Michiru, Minami Yasuhiro, Yonemura Shigenobu, Tarui Hiroshi, Sasaki Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Vertebrate Wnt proteins activate several distinct pathways. Intrinsic differences among Wnt ligands and Frizzled (Fzd) receptors, and the availability of pathway-specific coreceptors, LRP5/6, and Ror2, affect pathway selection. Here, we show that a secreted glycoprotein, Cthrc1, is involved in selective activation of the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway by Wnt proteins. Although Cthrc1 null mutant mice appeared...
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