Protein Wnt-10b (WNT10B) ELISA Kit for Human

The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes which encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family. It may be involved in breast cancer, and its protein signaling is likely a molecular switch that governs adipogenesis. This protein is 96% identical to the mouse Wnt10b protein at the amino acid level. This gene is clustered with another family member, WNT1, in the chromosome 12q13 region. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

WNT10B: Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors. Probable developmental protein. May be a signaling molecule which affects the development of discrete regions of tissues. Is likely to signal over only few cell diameters. Defects in WNT10B are the cause of split-hand/foot malformation type 6 (SHFM6). SHFM is a limb malformation involving the central rays of the autopod and presenting with syndactyly, median clefts of the hands and feet, and aplasia and/or hypoplasia of the phalanges, metacarpals, and metatarsals. SHFM6 is a autosomal recessive disorder. Belongs to the Wnt family.

Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 12q13

Cellular Component: extracellular region; extracellular space; proteinaceous extracellular matrix

Molecular Function: frizzled binding; receptor agonist activity

Biological Process: cell cycle arrest; cell fate commitment; chondrocyte differentiation; G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle; lipid metabolic process; myoblast cell differentiation involved in skeletal muscle regeneration; negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation; negative regulation of fat cell differentiation; negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; neuron differentiation; positive regulation of anagen; positive regulation of apoptosis; positive regulation of bone mineralization; positive regulation of cell proliferation; positive regulation of epithelial cell differentiation; positive regulation of osteoblast differentiation; positive regulation of transcription factor activity; positive regulation of transcriptional preinitiation complex assembly; protein stabilization; regulation of proteasomal ubiquitin-dependent protein catabolic process; regulation of skeletal muscle development; sensory perception of taste; skeletal muscle fiber development; smoothened signaling pathway; Wnt receptor signaling pathway; Wnt receptor signaling pathway through beta-catenin

Disease: Split-hand/foot Malformation 6