Recombinant Human Protein Wnt-10a (WNT10A)

Uniprot Id

Q9GZT5

Target Species

Human

Target Name

WNT10A

Target Full Name

Protein Wnt-10a

Target Function

Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors. Functions in the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway. Plays a role in normal ectoderm development. Required for normal tooth development. Required for normal postnatal development and maintenance of tongue papillae and sweat ducts. Required for normal proliferation of basal cells in tongue filiform papillae, plantar epithelium and sweat ducts. Required for normal expression of keratins in tongue papillae. Required for normal expression of KRT9 in foot plant epithelium. Required for normal hair follicle function.

Target Involvement

Odonto-onycho-dermal dysplasia (OODD); Schopf-Schulz-Passarge syndrome (SSPS); Tooth agenesis, selective, 4 (STHAG4)

Target Subcellular Location

Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix. Secreted.

Target Protein Families

Wnt family

Target Research Area

Cancer

Target Synonyms

FLJ14301; OODD; Protein Wnt-10a; SSPS; STHAG4; Wingless type MMTV integration site family member 10A; WN10A_HUMAN; wnt10a

Target Background

The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes which encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family. It is strongly expressed in the cell lines of promyelocytic leukemia and Burkitt's lymphoma. In addition, it and another family member, the WNT6 gene, are strongly coexpressed in colorectal cancer cell lines. The gene overexpression may play key roles in carcinogenesis through activation of the WNT-beta-catenin-TCF signaling pathway. This gene and the WNT6 gene are clustered in the chromosome 2q35 region.