WNT16

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WNT16
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_057168
NM_016087

NM_053116

RefSeq (protein)

NP_057171
NP_476509

NP_444346

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 121.33 – 121.34 MbChr 6: 22.29 – 22.3 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Protein Wnt-16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WNT16 gene.[5][6] It has been proposed that stimulation of WNT16 expression in nearby normal cells is responsible for the development of chemotherapy-resistance in cancer cells.[7]

Function

The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes that encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family. It contains two transcript variants diverging at the 5' termini. These two variants are proposed to be the products of separate promoters and not to be splice variants from a single promoter. They are differentially expressed in normal tissues, one of which (variant 2) is expressed at significant levels only in the pancreas, whereas another one (variant 1) is expressed more ubiquitously with highest levels in adult kidney, placenta, brain, heart, and spleen.[6]

WNT16B expression is regulated by nuclear factor of κ light polypeptide gene enhancer in

tumor microenvironment.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000002745Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029671Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 10500199
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: WNT16 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 16".
  7. ^
    PMID 22863786
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