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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2017

Regulation of Wnt signaling by protocadherins.

Kar Men Mah, Joshua A Weiner

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Structural Insights into Ordered Multicomponent Assemblies in Cell Junctions.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  6. Deregulated methylation and expression ofFrontiers in immunology · 2025
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  14. Protocadherins at the Crossroad of Signaling Pathways.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kar Men MahDepartment of Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. Electronic address: karmen-mah@uiowa.edu.
Joshua A WeinerDepartment of Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; Department of Psychiatry, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; Iowa Neuroscience Institute, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. Electronic address: joshua-weiner@uiowa.edu.

Funding

Elucidating Functions of the Gamma-Protocadherins in CNS Synapse DevelopmentR01NS055272 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI WEINER, JOSHUA A · 2007 to 2020
$5.1M
Reducing Diversity at the Gamma Protocadherin Locus by CRISPR TargetingR21NS090030 · NINDS · JACKSON LABORATORY · PI BURGESS, ROBERT W., WEINER, JOSHUA A · 2014 to 2015
$506k
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS055272NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS090030
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ∼70 protocadherins comprise the largest group within the cadherin superfamily. Their diversity, the complexity of the mechanisms through which their genes are regulated, and their many critical functions in nervous system development have engendered a growing interest in elucidating the intracellular signaling pathways through which they act. Recently, multiple protocadherins across several subfamilies have been implicated as modulators of Wnt signaling pathways, and through this as potential tumor suppressors. Here, we review the extant data on the regulation by protocadherins of Wnt signaling pathways and components, and highlight some key unanswered questions that could shape future research.

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Wnt Signaling PathwayAnimalsCadherinsGene Expression RegulationHumansModels, BiologicalCadherinsCancerCell adhesionEpigeneticsextracellular cadherin (EC)Planar cell polarityTumor suppressor

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PMID28774578
PMCPMC5586504

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