XB-ART-16762
Science
March 14, 1997;
275
(5306):
1652-4.
A member of the Frizzled protein family mediating axis induction by Wnt-5A.
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