Wnt Signaling and Vertebrate embryogenesis

项目摘要/摘要 Wnt家族的分泌信号蛋白调控胚胎发育和组织动态平衡。放松管制 WNT信号与包括出生缺陷、癌症和退行性疾病在内的人类疾病有关 精神错乱。Wnt信号转导机制的研究对人类的发育和发育具有重要意义。 癌症生物学和人类健康，并将发现疾病治疗的新途径。在过去的两年里 几十年来，我实验室的研究已经阐明了Wnt途径的许多关键方面，包括Wnt受体 调节复杂的组装和下游的复杂和各种分子和机制 信号转导，以及Wnt通路调节胚胎形态和细胞极性的机制。 非洲爪哇的胚胎。 在本申请中，我计划解决有关WNT信号的机制及其在 脊椎动物早期胚胎发生的全基因组CRISPR/Cas9筛选、蛋白质组学和 结合经典的生化和胚胎学方法进行转录切分分析。 我相信本申请中概述的实验将显著增强我们对WNT的理解 信号和早期脊椎动物胚胎发生，并对发育和癌症/疾病有广泛影响 生物学。

Project Summary/Abstract The Wnt family of secreted signaling proteins governs embryogenesis and tissue homeostasis. Deregulated Wnt signaling has been implicated in human diseases including birth defects, cancer, and degenerative disorders. Investigation of the mechanism of Wnt signaling has critical significance for developmental and cancer biology and human health, and will uncover new avenues for disease treatment. Over the last two decades, research in my lab has elucidated many key aspects of the Wnt pathway, including the Wnt receptor complex and various molecules and mechanisms that regulate the complex assembly and downstream signaling, and the mechanism by which the Wnt pathway regulates embryonic patterning and cell polarity in Xenopus embryos. In this application I plan to address fundamental questions on the mechanism of Wnt signaling and its role in vertebrate early embryogenesis by employing genome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screening, proteomic and transcriptomic analyses in combination with classical biochemical and embryological approaches. I believe that experiments outlined in this application will significantly enhance our understanding of Wnt signaling and early vertebrate embryogenesis, and have broad impact to developmental and cancer/disease biology.