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Review
. 2012 May 1;4(5):a011163.
doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a011163.

Wnt signaling

Roel Nusse  1
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Review

Wnt signaling

Roel Nusse. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol. .

Abstract

Wnt proteins bind to Frizzled family members on the surface of the cell to regulate developmental processes (e.g., cell fate and morphogenesis).

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Canonical Wnt signaling.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways.
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