News tagged with wnt proteins


Breast stem-cell research: Receptor teamwork is required and a new pathway may be involved

Breast-cancer researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that two related receptors in a robust signaling pathway must work together as a team to maintain normal activity in mammary stem cells.

Cancer created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New molecular structure offers first picture of a protein family vital to human health

The 20 proteins in the Wnt family are some of the most important proteins in controlling how an organism develops and grows, but for 30 years scientists have not known what these vital proteins actually look ...

Medical research created May 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Animal model sheds light on rare genetic disorder, signaling pathway

A team of researchers from the University of Utah and Brigham Young University has developed a mouse model of focal dermal hypoplasia, a rare human birth defect that causes serious skin abnormalities and other medical problems. ...

Medical research created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast