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ArticleMolecular and cellular biology2011

Wnt11 promotes cardiomyocyte development by caspase-mediated suppression of canonical Wnt signals.

Mohammad Abdul-Ghani, Daniel Dufort, Rebecca Stiles, Yves De Repentigny, Rashmi Kothary, Lynn A Megeney

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Article in Molecular and cellular biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Non-apoptotic Caspase regulation of stem cell properties.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2018
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  17. The Structure and Biological Function of CREG.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad Abdul-GhaniOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Regenerative Medicine Program, Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada.
Daniel Dufort
Rebecca Stiles
Yves De Repentigny
Rashmi Kothary
Lynn A Megeney
Ottawa Hospital · CAOttawa Hospital Research InstituteRoyal Victoria Hospital · CAUniversity of Ottawa · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Specification and early patterning of the vertebrate heart are dependent on both canonical and noncanonical wingless (Wnt) signal pathways. However, the impact of each Wnt pathway on the later stages of myocardial development and differentiation remains controversial. Here, we report that the components of each Wnt signal conduit are expressed in the developing and postnatal heart, yet canonical/β-catenin activity is restricted to nonmyocardial regions. Subsequently, we observed that noncanonical Wnt (Wnt11) enhanced myocyte differentiation while preventing stabilization of the β-catenin protein, suggesting active repression of canonical Wnt signals. Wnt11 stimulation was synonymous with activation of a caspase 3 signal cascade, while inhibition of caspase activity led to accumulation of β-catenin and a dramatic reduction in myocyte differentiation. Taken together, these results suggest that noncanonical Wnt signals promote myocyte maturation through caspase-mediated inhibition of β-catenin activity.

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AnimalsBase Sequencebeta CateninCaspase 3Caspase 8CaspasesCell DifferentiationCell LineDNA ProbesFemaleFetal HeartGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesMiceMice, TransgenicMyocytes, Cardiacbeta CateninCasp3 protein, mouseCasp8 protein, mouseCaspase 3Caspase 8CaspasesCTNNB1 protein, mouseDNA ProbesWnt11 protein, mouseWnt Proteins

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PMID21041481
PMCPMC3019854
OpenAlexW2165250124

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