| Literature DB >> 9118218 |
L Leyns1, T Bouwmeester, S H Kim, S Piccolo, E M De Robertis.
Abstract
Frzb-1 is a secreted protein containing a domain similar to the putative Wnt-binding region of the frizzled family of transmembrane receptors. Frzb-1 is widely expressed in adult mammalian tissues. In the Xenopus gastrula, it is expressed and regulated as a typical Spemann organizer component. Injection of frzb-1 mRNA blocks expression of XMyoD mRNA and leads to embryos with enlarged heads and shortened trunks. Frzb-1 antagonizes the effects of Xwnt-8 ectopic expression in a non-cell-autonomous manner. Cultured cells transfected with a membrane-tethered form of Wnt-1 bind epitope-tagged Frzb-1 in the 10(-10) M range. The results strengthen the view that the Spemann organizer is a source of secreted inhibitory factors.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9118218 PMCID: PMC3061830 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)81921-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582