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ArticleChemical communications (Cambridge, England)2020

One-pot synthesis of heterodimeric agonists that activate the canonical Wnt signaling pathway.

Abhirup Mukherjee, Mark E Stathos, Chad Varner, Ammar Arsiwala, Steven Frey, Yuge Hu, David M Smalley, David V Schaffer, Ravi S Kane

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Article in Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Abhirup MukherjeeDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. ravi.kane@chbe.gatech.edu.
Mark E StathosBioengineering Graduate Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
Chad VarnerDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. ravi.kane@chbe.gatech.edu.
Ammar ArsiwalaDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. ravi.kane@chbe.gatech.edu.
Steven FreyDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. ravi.kane@chbe.gatech.edu.
Yuge HuDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. ravi.kane@chbe.gatech.edu.
David M SmalleyPetit Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
David V SchafferDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Ravi S KaneDepartment of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA. ravi.kane@chbe.gatech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3084-4098
Georgia Institute of Technology · USBerkeley College · US

Funding

Optogenetic Characterization and Control of Stem Cell SignalingR01NS087253 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI KANE, RAVI S., SCHAFFER, DAVID V · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
Multivalent Ligands to Control Stem Cell FateR01NS083856 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI KANE, RAVI S., SCHAFFER, DAVID V · 2014 to 2018
$1.7M
NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS083856NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS087253
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fragment antigen-binding domains (Fabs) from anti-Frizzled and anti-LRP6 monoclonal antibodies were conjugated using SpyTag-SpyCatcher chemistry via a one-pot reaction. The resulting synthetic heterodimeric agonist outperformed the natural ligand, Wnt-3a, in activating canonical Wnt signaling in mammalian cells. This approach should be broadly applicable to activate receptor-mediated cellular signaling.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalDimerizationHumansLigandsMolecular StructureWnt3A ProteinWnt Signaling PathwayAntibodies, MonoclonalLigandsWnt3A Protein

Identifiers

PMID32119023
PMCPMC7179975
OpenAlexW3010619892

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