WNT signaling in disease

LF Ng, P Kaur, N Bunnag, J Suresh, ICH Sung, QH Tan… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Developmental signaling pathways control a vast array of biological processes during
embryogenesis and in adult life. The WNT pathway was discovered simultaneously in …

Emerging strategies for treating metastasis

M Esposito, S Ganesan, Y Kang - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The systemic spread of tumor cells is the ultimate cause of the majority of deaths from
cancer, yet few successful therapeutic strategies have emerged to specifically target …

Regulation of the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein LRP6 and its association with disease: Wnt/β-catenin signaling and beyond

W Jeong, E Jho - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Wnt signaling plays crucial roles in development and tissue homeostasis, and its
dysregulation leads to various diseases, notably cancer. Wnt/β-catenin signaling is initiated …

SPARCL1 suppresses osteosarcoma metastasis and recruits macrophages by activation of canonical WNT/β-catenin signaling through stabilization of the WNT …

SJ Zhao, YQ Jiang, NW Xu, Q Li, Q Zhang, SY Wang… - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
Metastasis significantly reduces the survival rate of osteosarcoma (OS) patients. Therefore,
identification of novel targets remains extremely important to prevent metastasis and treat …

Microglia and Wnt pathways: prospects for inflammation in Alzheimer's disease

Y Yang, Z Zhang - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been a major health issue for more than one century since it
was first reported in 1906. As one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, AD is …

Oligomerization of Frizzled and LRP5/6 protein initiates intracellular signaling for the canonical WNT/β-catenin pathway

Y Hua, Y Yang, Q Li, X He, W Zhu, J Wang… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Upon binding to the canonical WNT glycoproteins, Frizzled family receptors (FZDs) and low-
density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5/6 (LRP5/6) undergo a series of polymerizations …

LRPs in WNT signalling

G Davidson - Pharmacology of the WNT Signaling System, 2021 - Springer
The WNT/β-catenin signalling pathway is a rich and complex network of cellular proteins that
orchestrates diverse short-range cell-to-cell communication in metazoans and is essential …

Inhibition of a novel Dickkopf-1-LDL receptor–related proteins 5 and 6 axis prevents diabetic cardiomyopathy in mice

E Ma, D Wo, J Chen, H Yan, X Zhou, J He… - European Heart …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Anti-hypertensive agents are one of the most frequently used
drugs worldwide. However, no blood pressure–lowering strategy is superior to placebo with …

Opposing roles of Wnt inhibitors IGFBP-4 and Dkk1 in cardiac ischemia by differential targeting of LRP5/6 and β-catenin

D Wo, J Peng, D Ren, L Qiu, J Chen, Y Zhu, Y Yan… - Circulation, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, triggering irreversible myocardial cell damage and heart failure. The role of low …

Role of Wnt co‐receptor LRP6 in triple negative breast cancer cell migration and invasion

J Ma, W Lu, D Chen, B Xu, Y Li - Journal of cellular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The low‐density lipoprotein receptor‐related protein 6 (LRP6) is an essential Wnt co‐
receptor of the Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway. Although studies have shown an increased …