Functions of the WNT signaling network in shaping host responses to infection

JK Ljungberg, JC Kling, TT Tran… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
It is well-established that aberrant WNT expression and signaling is associated with
developmental defects, malignant transformation and carcinogenesis. More recently, WNT …

Bacterial manipulation of Wnt signaling: a host-pathogen tug-of-Wnt

MR Rogan, LNL Patterson, JY Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The host-pathogen interface is a crucial battleground during bacterial infection in which host
defenses are met with an array of bacterial counter-mechanisms whereby the invader aims …

Canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling in immune cells

WJ Chae, ALM Bothwell - Trends in immunology, 2018 - cell.com
Cell differentiation, proliferation, and death are vital for immune homeostasis. Wnt signaling
plays essential roles in processes across species. The roles of Wnt signaling proteins and …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt signaling in dendritic cells: its role in regulation of immunity and tolerance

D Swafford, S Manicassamy - Discovery medicine, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A fundamental puzzle in immunology is how the immune system launches robust immunity
against pathogens while maintaining a state of tolerance to the body's own tissues and the …

[HTML][HTML] WNTS and WNT receptors as therapeutic tools and targets in human disease processes

AJ Chien, RT Moon - Frontiers in bioscience: a journal and virtual …, 2007 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The body of scientific literature linking Wnts and Wnt-associated proteins to human disease
processes continues to grow in parallel with new discoveries from basic science laboratories …

Inflammation and Wnt signaling: target for immunomodulatory therapy?

I Jridi, K Canté-Barrett, K Pike-Overzet… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wnt proteins comprise a large family of highly conserved glycoproteins known for their role
in development, cell fate specification, tissue regeneration, and tissue homeostasis …

Wnt signaling in the regulation of immune cell and cancer therapeutics

M Haseeb, RH Pirzada, QU Ain, S Choi - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Wnt signaling is one of the important pathways to play a major role in various biological
processes, such as embryonic stem-cell development, tissue regeneration, cell …

Wnt signaling: pathogen incursion and immune defense

S Jati, TR Sarraf, D Naskar, M Sen - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Wnt ligands interact with the transmembrane cell surface receptors Frizzled and ROR/RYK
to initiate complex signaling cascades that are crucial for cell physiology and the proper …

Wnt signaling in macrophages: augmenting and inhibiting mycobacteria-induced inflammatory responses

K Schaale, J Neumann, D Schneider, S Ehlers… - European journal of cell …, 2011 - Elsevier
Wnt proteins are secreted, palmitoylated glycoproteins with multiple functions in cell
proliferation and migration as well as tissue organization. They are best known for their role …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving roles of Wnt signaling in stem cell proliferation and differentiation, the development of human diseases, and therapeutic opportunities

M Yu, K Qin, J Fan, G Zhao, P Zhao, W Zeng, C Chen… - Genes & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolutionarily conserved Wnt signaling pathway plays a central role in development and
adult tissue homeostasis across species. Wnt proteins are secreted, lipid-modified signaling …