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XB-ART-16762
Science March 14, 1997; 275 (5306): 1652-4.

A member of the Frizzled protein family mediating axis induction by Wnt-5A.

He X , Saint-Jeannet JP , Wang Y , Nathans J , Dawid I , Varmus H .


Abstract
In Xenopus laevis embryos, the Wingless/Wnt-1 subclass of Wnt molecules induces axis duplication, whereas the Wnt-5A subclass does not. This difference could be explained by distinct signal transduction pathways or by a lack of one or more Wnt-5A receptors during axis formation. Wnt-5A induced axis duplication and an ectopic Spemann organizer in the presence of hFz5, a member of the Frizzled family of seven-transmembrane receptors. Wnt-5A/hFz5 signaling was antagonized by glycogen synthase kinase-3 and by the amino-terminal ectodomain of hFz5. These results identify hFz5 as a receptor for Wnt-5A.

PubMed ID: 9054360
Article link: Science


Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: wnt5a