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Concept information

Preferred term

wnt proteins

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information Wnt proteins are a large family of secreted glycoproteins that play essential roles in embryonic and fetal development, and tissue maintenance. They bind to frizzled receptors and act as paracrine protein factors to initiate a variety of signal transduction pathways. The canonical wnt signaling pathway stabilizes the transcriptional coactivator beta catenin.

Synonyms

  • wingless type proteins
  • wnt factors

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/341523

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