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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2021

The Emerging Mechanisms of Wnt Secretion and Signaling in Development.

Shefali Mehta, Swapnil Hingole, Varun Chaudhary

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

55 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MultilevelCurrent research in structural biology · 2026
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  7. DKK2 contributes to context discrimination and adult hippocampal neurogenesis by suppressing Wnt/PCP signaling.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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  12. Wnt signaling - using the bloodstream to send a message.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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  13. Wnt/CaOncology letters · 2025
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  20. Bioinformatic Analysis of WNT Family Proteins.Bioinformatics and biology insights · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Shefali MehtaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, India.
Swapnil HingoleDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, India.
Varun ChaudharyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal, India.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wnts are highly-conserved lipid-modified secreted proteins that activate multiple signaling pathways. These pathways regulate crucial processes during various stages of development and maintain tissue homeostasis in adults. One of the most fascinating aspects of Wnt protein is that despite being hydrophobic, they are known to travel several cell distances in the extracellular space. Research on Wnts in the past four decades has identified several factors and uncovered mechanisms regulating their expression, secretion, and mode of extracellular travel. More recently, analyses on the importance of Wnt protein gradients in the growth and patterning of developing tissues have recognized the complex interplay of signaling mechanisms that help in maintaining tissue homeostasis. This review aims to present an overview of the evidence for the various modes of Wnt protein secretion and signaling and discuss mechanisms providing precision and robustness to the developing tissues.

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frizzledmorphogen gradientsecretionsignalingwinglessWnt

Identifiers

PMID34485301
PMCPMC8415634
OpenAlexW3193467334

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