The R-spondin/Lgr5/Rnf43 module: Regulator of Wnt signal strength

Genes and Development

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 305-316

  de Lau, Wim ^a   Peng, Weng Chuan ^b   Gros, Piet ^b   Clevers, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lgr5; Rnf43 Znrf3; Rspondin; Wnt signal regulation

Indexed keywords

LGR5; RNF43/ZNRF3; RSPONDIN; WNT SIGNAL REGULATION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THROMBOSPONDINS; UBIQUITIN-PROTEIN LIGASES; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

EID: 84893947796     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.235473.113     Document Type: Review

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