Wnt signalling and its impact on development and cancer

Item Type:	Review
Title:	Wnt signalling and its impact on development and cancer
Creators Name:	Klaus, A. and Birchmeier, W.
Abstract:	The Wnt signalling pathway is an ancient system that has been highly conserved during evolution. It has a crucial role in the embryonic development of all animal species, in the regeneration of tissues in adult organisms and in many other processes. Mutations or deregulated expression of components of the Wnt pathway can induce disease, most importantly cancer. The first gene to be identified that encodes a Wnt signalling component, Int1 (integration 1), was molecularly characterized from mouse tumour cells 25 years ago. In parallel, the homologous gene Wingless in Drosophila melanogaster, which produces developmental defects in embryos, was characterized. Since then, further components of the Wnt pathway have been identified and their epistatic relationships have been defined. This article is a Timeline of crucial discoveries about the components and functions of this essential pathway.
Keywords:	Embryonic Development, 20th Century History, 21st Century History, Mutation, Neoplasms, Signal Transduction, Stem Cells, Wnt Proteins, Wnt1 Protein, Animals, Mice
Source:	Nature Reviews Cancer
ISSN:	1474-175X
Publisher:	Nature Publishing Group
Volume:	8
Number:	5
Page Range:	387-398
Date:	May 2008
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc2389
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