The Wnt pathway: from signaling mechanisms to synthetic modulators

EY Rim, H Clevers, R Nusse - Annual review of biochemistry, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The Wnt pathway is central to a host of developmental and disease-related processes. The
remarkable conservation of this intercellular signaling cascade throughout metazoan …

Cell biology of canonical Wnt signaling

LV Albrecht, N Tejeda-Muñoz… - Annual review of cell …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Wnt signaling has multiple functions beyond the transcriptional effects of β-catenin
stabilization. We review recent investigations that uncover new cell physiological effects …

Macropinocytosis: mechanisms and regulation

G Salloum, AR Bresnick, JM Backer - Biochemical Journal, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Macropinocytosis is defined as an actin-dependent but coat-and dynamin-independent
endocytic uptake process, which generates large intracellular vesicles (macropinosomes) …

Wnt/β‐catenin signaling: Structure, assembly and endocytosis of the signalosome

G Colozza, BK Koo - Development, growth & differentiation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wnt/β‐catenin signaling is an ancient pathway that regulates key aspects of embryonic
development, cell differentiation, proliferation, and adult stem cell homeostasis. Work from …

[HTML][HTML] Macropinocytosis: Biology and mechanisms

RR Kay - Cells & Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Macropinocytosis is a form of endocytosis performed by ruffles and cups of the plasma
membrane. These close to entrap droplets of medium into micron-sized vesicles, which are …

INPP4B promotes PI3Kα-dependent late endosome formation and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in breast cancer

SJ Rodgers, LM Ooms, VMJ Oorschot… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract INPP4B suppresses PI3K/AKT signaling by converting PI (3, 4) P2 to PI (3) P and
INPP4B inactivation is common in triple-negative breast cancer. Paradoxically, INPP4B is …

Targeting protein kinases for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease: recent progress and future perspectives

Z Li, B Yin, S Zhang, Z Lan, L Zhang - European Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a serious neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory
impairment, mental retardation, impaired motor balance, loss of self-care and even death …

Exploiting cancer's drinking problem: regulation and therapeutic potential of macropinocytosis

J Puccini, MA Badgley, D Bar-Sagi - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
Macropinocytosis, an evolutionarily conserved endocytic mechanism that mediates non-
specific fluid-phase uptake, is potently upregulated by various oncogenic pathways. It is now …

[HTML][HTML] Addition of exogenous diacylglycerol enhances Wnt/β-catenin signaling through stimulation of macropinocytosis

Y Azbazdar, N Tejeda-Munoz, JC Monka, A Dayrit… - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Activation of Wnt signaling triggers macropinocytosis and drives many tumors. We now
report that the exogenous addition of the second messenger lipid sn-1, 2 DAG to the culture …

Wnt signaling in cell adhesion, development, and colon cancer

N Tejeda‐Muñoz, KC Mei - IUBMB life, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Wnt signaling is essential for embryonic development, influencing processes such as axis
formation, cell proliferation and differentiation, cell fate decisions, and axon guidance. It also …