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eGFP-tagged Wnt-3a enables functional analysis of Wnt trafficking and signaling and kinetic assessment of Wnt binding to full-length Frizzled

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Wesslowski J, Kozielewicz P, Wang X, Cui H, Schihada H, Kranz D, Karuna M P, Levkin P, Gross JC, Boutros M, Schulte G, Davidson G. J Biol Chem. 2020 May 7. pii: jbc.RA120.012892.

PMID:32381507

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The tumor suppressor PTPRK promotes ZNRF3 internalization and is required for Wnt inhibition in the Spemann organizer

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Chang LS, Kim M, Glinka A, Reinhard C, Niehrs C. Elife. 2020 Jan 14;9. pii: e51248.

PMID: 31934854

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Exocyst-mediated apical Wg secretion activates signaling in the Drosophila wing epithelium

Drosophila polarized epithelium Wg Wnt secretion Wnt signaling

Chaudhary V, Boutros M. PLoS Genet. 2019 Sep 17;15(9):e1008351.

PMID: 31527874

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Robust Wnt signaling is maintained by a Wg protein gradient and Fz2 receptor activity in the developing Drosophila wing

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Chaudhary V, Hingole S, Frei J, Port F, Strutt D, Boutros M. Development. 2019 Aug 9;146(15).

PMID: 31399474

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What makes flatworms go to pieces

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Holstein TW. Nature. 2019 Aug;572(7771):593-594.

PMID: 31444489

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Research Article

Quiescence Modulates Stem Cell Maintenance and Regenerative Capacity in the Aging Brain

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Kalamakis G, Brüne D, Ravichandran S, Bolz J, Fan W, Ziebell F, Stiehl T, Catalá-Martinez F, Kupke J, Zhao S, Llorens-Bobadilla E, Bauer K, Limpert S, Berger B, Christen U, Schmezer P, Mallm JP, Berninger B, Anders S, Del Sol A, Marciniak-Czochra A, Martin-Villalba A. Cell. 2019 Mar 7;176(6):1407-1419.e14.

PMID: 30827680

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Hydra Mesoglea Proteome Identifies Thrombospondin as a Conserved Component Active in Head Organizer Restriction

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Lommel M, Strompen J, Hellewell AL, Balasubramanian GP, Christofidou ED, Thomson AR, Boyle AL, Woolfson DN, Puglisi K, Hartl M, Holstein TW, Adams JC, Özbek S. Sci Rep. 2018 Aug 6;8(1):11753.

PMID:30082916

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Research Article

Wnt/PCP controls spreading of Wnt/β-catenin signals by cytonemes in vertebrates

cell biology cytonemes developmental biology patterning signaling filopodia trafficking Wnt signaling zebrafish

Mattes B, Dang Y, Greicius G, Kaufmann LT, Prunsche B, Rosenbauer J, Stegmaier J, Mikut R, Özbek S, Nienhaus GU, Schug A, Virshup DM, Scholpp S. Elife. 2018 Jul 31;7.

PMID:30060804

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Cancer cell specific inhibition of Wnt/β-catenin signaling by forced intracellular acidification

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Melnik S, Dvornikov D, Müller-Decker K, Depner S, Stannek P, Meister M, Warth A, Thomas M, Muley T, Risch A, Plass C, Klingmüller U, Niehrs C, Glinka A. Cell Discov. 2018 Jul 3;4:37.

PMID: 29977599

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The Mingle-Mangle of Wnt Signaling and Extracellular Vesicles: Functional Implications for Heart Research

exosomes extracellular vesicles heart remodeling Wnt secretion Wnt signaling

Gross JC, Zelarayán LC. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Feb 22;5:10.

PMID:29564334

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