Mechanistic insights into Wnt–β-catenin pathway activation and signal transduction

MM Maurice, S Angers - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2025 - nature.com
In multicellular organisms, Wnt proteins govern stem and progenitor cell renewal and
differentiation to regulate embryonic development, adult tissue homeostasis and tissue …

Evaluating the nutritional value of functional molecules for food processing using tissue and organoid models

ACA Wan - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The fast-expanding global population, coupled with the threat of climate
change, have led to fresh challenges in meeting nutritional security. As a response to this …

A WNT mimetic with broad spectrum FZD-specificity decreases fibrosis and improves function in a pulmonary damage model

M Patel, Y Post, N Hill, A Sura, J Ye, T Fisher… - Respiratory …, 2024 - Springer
Background Wnt/β-catenin signaling is critical for lung development and AT2 stem cell
maintenance in adults, but excessive pathway activation has been associated with …

Design principles and therapeutic applications of novel synthetic WNT signaling agonists

Y Post, C Lu, RB Fletcher, WC Yeh, H Nguyen, SJ Lee… - Iscience, 2024 - cell.com
WNT signaling is crucial for embryonic development, and adult tissue homeostasis and
regeneration, through its essential roles in cell fate, patterning, and stem cell regulation. The …

The emerging understanding of Frizzled receptors

S Zheng, R Sheng - FEBS letters, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The Wnt signaling pathway is a huge network governing development and homeostasis,
dysregulation of which is associated with a myriad of human diseases. The Frizzled receptor …

Help! I need a WNT antibody. Help! Not just any antibody

M Maimets - Cell Chemical Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The emergence of antibody based surrogate WNT molecules has revolutionized research
exploiting organoid cultures. In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology, Post et al. 1 present a …

Get your receptors in a knot with new Wnt signaling agonists

L Wolf, S Angers - Cell Chemical Biology, 2024 - Elsevier
Pharmacological modulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway holds promises for both
basic research and therapeutic applications. In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology …