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WNT8A

Function

Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors. Plays a role in embryonic patterning.

Post-translational modifications

Palmitoleoylation is required for efficient binding to frizzled receptors (By similarity). Depalmitoleoylation leads to Wnt signaling pathway inhibition (By similarity).

Proteolytic processing by TIKI1 and TIKI2 promotes oxidation and formation of large disulfide-bond oligomers, leading to inactivation of WNT8A.

Sequence Similarities

Belongs to the Wnt family.

Cellular localization

Alternative names

WNT8D, WNT8A, Protein Wnt-8a, Protein Wnt-8d

swissprot:Q9H1J5 omim:606360 entrezGene:7478