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The gene encoding the main signaling molecules of the Wnt signaling pathways (the Wnt proteins) was discovered almost four decades ago by Nüsslein-Volhard and Wieschaus. They identified and originally named the gene "wingless" (wg) after a phenotype discovered during their landmark genetic screen in Drosophila for body pattern defects. At around the same time, another researcher named Harold Varmus found that a murine tumor virus activates the mammalian wg homolog, Int-1, which results in tumor...
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Sailing with the Wnt: charting the Wnt processing and secretion route.

Magdalena J Lorenowicz1, Hendrik C Korswagen

  • 1Hubrecht Institute, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University Medical Center Utrecht, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Experimental Cell Research
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Wnt protein secretion is complex, involving post-translational modification and the Wntless protein. Understanding this pathway is key to Wnt signaling in development and disease.

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Area of Science:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology
  • Developmental Biology

Background:

  • Wnt proteins are crucial signaling molecules in development and disease.
  • While Wnt signaling pathways are well-studied, Wnt protein production and secretion mechanisms remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of the Wnt maturation and secretion pathway.
  • To discuss how Wnt secretion influences Wnt spreading and signaling activity.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent findings on Wnt protein post-translational modification.
  • Examination of the role of Wntless and the retromer complex in Wnt trafficking.

Main Results:

  • Wnt secretion is a complex, highly regulated process.
  • Post-translational modifications are essential for functional Wnt protein production.
  • Wntless protein and retromer-mediated trafficking are critical for Wnt secretion.

Conclusions:

  • Elucidating the Wnt maturation and secretion pathway is vital for understanding Wnt-dependent biological processes.
  • Dysregulation of Wnt secretion may contribute to various diseases.