Scardigli, R;
Gargioli, C;
Tosoni, D;
Borello, U;
Sampaolesi, M;
Sciorati, C;
Cannata, S;
... Cossu, G; + view all
(2008)
Binding of sFRP-3 to EGF in the extra-cellular space affects proliferation, differentiation and morphogenetic events regulated by the two molecules.
PLoS One
, 3
(6)
, Article e2471. 10.1371/journal.pone.0002471.
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Abstract
sFRP-3 is a soluble antagonist of Wnts, widely expressed in developing embryos. The Wnt gene family comprises cysteine-rich secreted ligands that regulate cell proliferation, differentiation, organogenesis and oncogenesis of different organisms ranging from worms to mammals. In the canonical signal transduction pathway Wnt proteins bind to the extracellular domain of Frizzled receptors and consequently recruit Dishevelled (Dsh) to the cell membrane. In addition to Wnt membrane receptors belonging to the Frizzled family, several other molecules have been described which share homology in the CRD domain and lack the putative trans-membrane domain, such as sFRP molecules (soluble Frizzled Related Protein). Among them, sFRP-3 was originally isolated from bovine articular cartilage and also as a component of the Spemann organizer. sFRP-3 blocks Wnt-8 induced axis duplication in Xenopus embryos and binds to the surface of cells expressing a membrane-anchored form of Wnt-1. Injection of sFRP-3 mRNA blocks expression of XMyoD mRNA and leads to embryos with enlarged heads and shortened trunks.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Binding of sFRP-3 to EGF in the extra-cellular space affects proliferation, differentiation and morphogenetic events regulated by the two molecules. |
| Location: | United States |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0002471 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0002471 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2008 Scardigli et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. PMCID: PMC2424011 This work was supported by grants from AFM, MDA, Duchenne Parent Project, CARIPLO, Fondation Leducq, European Community, Italian Ministries of Health and Research. |
| Keywords: | Animals, CHO Cells, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cell Proliferation, Cricetinae, Cricetulus, Epidermal Growth Factor, Extracellular Space, Fibroblasts, Glycoproteins, Mice, Morphogenesis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1342595 |
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