Porcupine is not required for the production of the majority of Wnts from primary human astrocytes and CD8+ T cells.

Wnts are small secreted glycoproteins that are highly conserved among species. To date, 19 Wnts have been described, which initiate a signal transduction cascade that is either β-catenin dependent or independent, culminating in the regulation of hundreds of target genes. Extracellular release of Wnt...

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Main Authors: Maureen H Richards, Melanie S Seaton, Jennilee Wallace, Lena Al-Harthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3960167?pdf=render