A Dedicated Wnt Secretion Factor
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A Dedicated Wnt Secretion Factor
The Wnt family of signaling proteins mediates cell-cell communication during development. In this issue of Cell, Bänziger et al. (2006) and Bartscherer et al. (2006) identify Wntless/Evi, a multipass transmembrane protein in the secretory pathway of Wnt-producing cells that promotes Wnt secretion.
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عنوان ژورنال: Cell
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0092-8674
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.04.018