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Wnt5a and Wnt11 inhibit the canonical Wnt pathway and promote cardiac progenitor development via the Caspase-dependent degradation of AKT.
Developmental biology - 1 Feb 2015
Bisson Joseph A, Mills Bradley, Paul Helt Jay-Christian, Zwaka Thomas P, Cohen Ethan David
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Wnt proteins regulate cell behavior via a canonical signaling pathway that induces β-catenin dependent transcription. It is now appreciated that Wnt/β-catenin signaling promotes the expansion of the second heart field (SHF) progenitor cells that ultimately give-rise to the majority of cardiomyocytes. However, activating β-catenin can also cause the loss of SHF progenitors, highlighting the necessity of precise...
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