A new member of the frizzled family from Drosophila functions as a Wingless receptor.
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| Title | A new member of the frizzled family from Drosophila functions as a Wingless receptor. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1996 |
| Authors | Bhanot P, Brink M, Samos CH, Hsieh JC, Wang Y, Macke JP, Andrew D, Nathans J, Nusse R |
| Journal | Nature |
| Volume | 382 |
| Pagination | 225–230 |
| Date Published | Jul |
| ISSN | 0028-0836 (Print); 0028-0836 (Linking) |
| Abstract | Receptors for Wingless and other signalling molecules of the Wnt gene family have yet to be identified. We show here that cultured Drosophila cells transfected with a novel member of the frizzled gene family in Drosophila, Dfz2, respond to added Wingless protein by elevating the level of the Armadillo protein. Moreover, Wingless binds to Drosophila or human cells expressing Dfz2. These data demonstrate that Dfz2 functions as a Wingless receptor, and they imply, in general, that Frizzled proteins are receptors for the Wnt signalling molecules. |
| DOI | 10.1038/382225a0 |
