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Wnt proteins

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Wnt proteins [¦dəb·əl·yü¦en¦tē ′prō‚tēnz]
(cell and molecular biology)
A widely conserved family of secreted signaling molecules that regulate many processes during animal development but, when misregulated, can also contribute to several types of cancer.


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They found that the Wnt proteins Wnt2 and Wnt2b are expressed in the cells surrounding the foregut, right where the lung will eventually form.
Wnt proteins have so many functions that a book about them takes up two volumes.
Cotsarelis says that if more WNT proteins are transported to the wound, the embryonic genes will promote skin regeneration, not just simple clotting and repair.
 
 
 
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