Parkinson's disease, aging and adult neurogenesis: Wnt/β‐catenin signalling as the key to unlock the mystery of endogenous brain repair

B Marchetti, C Tirolo, F L'Episcopo, S Caniglia… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A common hallmark of age‐dependent neurodegenerative diseases is an impairment of
adult neurogenesis. Wingless‐type mouse mammary tumor virus integration site (Wnt)/β …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving roles of Wnt signaling in stem cell proliferation and differentiation, the development of human diseases, and therapeutic opportunities

M Yu, K Qin, J Fan, G Zhao, P Zhao, W Zeng, C Chen… - Genes & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolutionarily conserved Wnt signaling pathway plays a central role in development and
adult tissue homeostasis across species. Wnt proteins are secreted, lipid-modified signaling …

HucMSC-exosome mediated-Wnt4 signaling is required for cutaneous wound healing

B Zhang, M Wang, A Gong, X Zhang, X Wu, Y Zhu… - Stem …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-Ex) play important roles in tissue injury
repair, however, the roles of MSC-Ex in skin damage repair and its mechanisms are largely …

The developmental biology of Dishevelled: an enigmatic protein governing cell fate and cell polarity

JB Wallingford, R Habas - 2005 - journals.biologists.com
The Dishevelled protein regulates many developmental processes in animals ranging from
Hydra to humans. Here, we discuss the various known signaling activities of this enigmatic …

Wnts as ligands: processing, secretion and reception

AJ Mikels, R Nusse - Oncogene, 2006 - nature.com
Cell to cell communication is vital throughout the development of multicellular organisms
and during adult homeostasis. One way in which communication is achieved is through the …

Activation of Wnt signaling by lithium and rosiglitazone reduced spatial memory impairment and neurodegeneration in brains of an APPswe/PSEN1ΔE9 mouse model …

EM Toledo, NC Inestrosa - Molecular psychiatry, 2010 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive
deterioration of cognitive abilities, accumulation of the amyloid-β-peptide (Aβ) and synaptic …

Wnt signaling and the control of human stem cell fate

JK Van Camp, S Beckers, D Zegers… - Stem Cell Reviews and …, 2014 - Springer
Wnt signaling determines major developmental processes in the embryonic state and
regulates maintenance, self-renewal and differentiation of adult mammalian tissue stem …

WNT/F rizzled signalling: receptor–ligand selectivity with focus on FZD‐G protein signalling and its physiological relevance: IUPHAR Review 3

JP Dijksterhuis, J Petersen… - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The wingless/int1 (WNT)/F rizzled (FZD) signalling pathway controls numerous cellular
processes such as proliferation, differentiation, cell‐fate decisions, migration and plays a …

The Frizzled family of unconventional G-protein-coupled receptors

G Schulte, V Bryja - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2007 - cell.com
The Frizzled (FZD) family of receptors is critically involved in embryogenesis, and there is
substantial evidence that members of this family also regulate tissue homeostasis in many …

WNT-5A: signaling and functions in health and disease

K Kumawat, R Gosens - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2016 - Springer
WNT-5A plays critical roles in a myriad of processes from embryonic morphogenesis to the
maintenance of post-natal homeostasis. WNT-5A knock-out mice fail to survive and present …