wnt proteins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006834",
  "term": "wnt proteins",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Wnt proteins are a large family of secreted glycoproteins that play essential roles in embryonic and fetal development, and tissue maintenance. They bind to frizzled receptors and act as paracrine protein factors to initiate a variety of signal transduction pathways. The canonical wnt signaling pathway stabilizes the transcriptional coactivator beta catenin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "wingless type proteins",
    "wnt factors"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "glycoproteins",
    "growth factors"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "proteínas wnt"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/wnt-proteins/"
}