Abstract
In this issue of Developmental Cell, Takada et al. (2006) describe a novel lipid modification in Wnt3a. This exciting finding may prove pivotal in our attempts to decipher the mechanisms underlying Wnt secretion.
MeSH terms
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Acylation
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Animals
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Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / metabolism*
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Protein Processing, Post-Translational
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Protein Transport*
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Wnt Proteins / genetics
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Wnt Proteins / metabolism*
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Xenopus laevis / embryology
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Xenopus laevis / genetics
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Xenopus laevis / metabolism*
Substances
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Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated
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Wnt Proteins
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palmitoleic acid