ReviewEndocrinology2021
WNT4 Balances Development vs Disease in Gynecologic Tissues and Women's Health.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Advancing our understanding of genetic risk factors and potential personalized strategies for pelvic organ prolapse.Nature communications · 2022Pooled it
- Seminiferous tubule-inspired coaxial bioprinting-derived extracellular vesicles restore Leydig cell steroidogenesis through modulation of Wnt4/β-catenin signaling.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- 5-Methylcytidine RNA Epitranscriptomics in Women's Health and Disease: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications.Cells · 2026Review
- Insulin resistance, inflammation, oxidative stress and dysregulated WNT/β-Catenin signaling in polycystic ovary syndrome: A review.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- The Therapeutic Potential of Lactobacillus crispatus for Chronic Endometritis: A Comprehensive Clinical Trial and Experimental Investigation.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Article
- Regulatory Effects of Endometriosis-Associated Genetic Variants: A Multi-Tissue eQTL Analysis.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Role of Adenogenesis Factors in the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- FXYD1 was identified as a hub gene in recurrent miscarriage and involved in decidualization via regulating Na/K-ATPase activity.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- A common allele increases endometrial Wnt4 expression, with antagonistic implications for pregnancy, reproductive cancers, and endometriosis.Nature communications · 2024Article
- WNT4 Regulates Cellular Metabolism via Intracellular Activity at the Mitochondria in Breast and Gynecologic Cancers.Cancer research communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
The WNT family of proteins is crucial in numerous developmental pathways and tissue homeostasis. WNT4, in particular, is uniquely implicated in the development of the female phenotype in the fetus, and in the maintenance of müllerian and reproductive tissues. WNT4 dysfunction or dysregulation can drive sex-reversal syndromes, highlighting the key role of WNT4 in sex determination. WNT4 is also critical in gynecologic pathologies later in life, including several cancers, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and infertility. The role of WNT4 in normal decidualization, implantation, and gestation is being increasingly appreciated, while aberrant activation of WNT4 signaling is being linked both to gynecologic and breast cancers. Notably, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the WNT4 gene locus are strongly associated with these pathologies and may functionally link estrogen and estrogen receptor signaling to upregulation and activation of WNT4 signaling. Importantly, in each of these developmental and disease states, WNT4 gene expression and downstream WNT4 signaling are regulated and executed by myriad tissue-specific pathways. Here, we review the roles of WNT4 in women's health with a focus on sex development, and gynecologic and breast pathologies, and our understanding of how WNT4 signaling is controlled in these contexts. Defining WNT4 functions provides a unique opportunity to link sex-specific signaling pathways to women's health and disease.
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