Modulation of embryonic intracellular Ca2+ signaling by Wnt-5A
Modulation of embryonic intracellular Ca2+ signaling by Wnt-5A
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DOI:
10.1006/dbio.1996.8463
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发表时间:
1997-02-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
Moon, RT
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作者:
Slusarski, DC;YangSnyder, J;Moon, RT
Wnt genes encode secreted proteins which are implicated in receptor-mediated cell-cell signaling events important in embryogenesis, but the second messenger systems modulated by Wnfs have not been identified. We report that ectopic expression of Xwnt-5A in zebrafish embryos enhances the frequency of intracellular Ca2+ transients in the enveloping layer of the blastodisc, whereas Xwnt-8 does not. These transients are independent of extracellular Ca2+. Consistent with the observed Ca2+ transients playing a role in responses of embryos to Xwnt-5A, We report that the ligand-activated serotonin type 1C receptor, which stimulates PI cycle activity and Ca2+ signaling independent of Wnts, phenocopies embryonic responses to Xwnt-5A. These results suggest that intercellular signaling by a subset of vertebrate Wnts involves modulation of a intracellular Ca2+ signaling pathway, which may arise from phosphatidylinositol cycle activity. (C) 1997 Academic Press.