Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34000297›Full record

ReviewThe Journal of biological chemistry

Regulation of Wnt receptor activity: Implications for therapeutic development in colon cancer.

Zhendong A Zhong, Megan N Michalski, Payton D Stevens, Emily A Sall, Bart O Williams

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Review in The Journal of biological chemistry. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
29citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Wnt signalosomes: What we know that we do not know.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2025
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  16. Abnormal phase separation of biomacromolecules in human diseases.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2023
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  17. Syndecan-4 is a maestro of gastric cancer cell invasion and communication that underscores poor survival.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhendong A ZhongDepartment of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Megan N MichalskiDepartment of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Payton D StevensDepartment of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Emily A SallDepartment of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
Bart O WilliamsDepartment of Cell Biology, Van Andel Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Electronic address: bart.williams@vai.org.
Van Andel Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyperactivation of Wnt/β-catenin (canonical) signaling in colorectal cancers (CRCs) was identified in the 1990s. Most CRC patients have mutations in genes that encode components of the Wnt pathway. Inactivating mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene, which encodes a protein necessary for β-catenin degradation, are by far the most prevalent. Other Wnt signaling components are mutated in a smaller proportion of CRCs; these include a FZD-specific ubiquitin E3 ligase known as ring finger protein 43 that removes FZDs from the cell membrane. Our understanding of the genetic and epigenetic landscape of CRC has grown exponentially because of contributions from high-throughput sequencing projects such as The Cancer Genome Atlas. Despite this, no Wnt modulators have been successfully developed for CRC-targeted therapies. In this review, we will focus on the Wnt receptor complex, and speculate on recent discoveries about ring finger protein 43regulating Wnt receptors in CRCs. We then review the current debate on a new APC-Wnt receptor interaction model with therapeutic implications.

Indexed as

Animalsbeta CateninColonic NeoplasmsGenes, APCHumansLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6MutationReceptors, WntSignal Transductionbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanLow Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein-6Receptors, WntAPCB-catenincolorectal cancerfrizzledLrp5Lrp6porcupineRnf43WntZnrf3

Identifiers

PMID34000297
PMCPMC8214085
OpenAlexW3162896844

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