WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 1

WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 1
Identifiers
Symbols WISP1; CCN4; FLJ14388; WISP1c; WISP1i; WISP1tc
External IDs OMIM603398 MGI1197008 HomoloGene2883 GeneCards: WISP1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 8840 22402
Ensembl ENSG00000104415 ENSMUSG00000005124
UniProt O95388 Q3UFJ5
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001204869.1 NM_018865.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001191798.1 NP_061353.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 8:
134.2 – 134.24 Mb
Chr 15:
66.72 – 66.75 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WISP1 gene.[1][2]

This gene encodes a member of the WNT1 inducible signaling pathway (WISP) protein subfamily, which belongs to the connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) family. WNT1 is a member of a family of cysteine-rich, glycosylated signaling proteins that mediate diverse developmental processes. The CTGF family members are characterized by four conserved cysteine-rich domains: insulin-like growth factor-binding domain, von Willebrand factor type C module, thrombospondin domain and C-terminal cystine knot-like domain. This gene may be downstream in the WNT1 signaling pathway that is relevant to malignant transformation. It is expressed at a high level in fibroblast cells, and overexpressed in colon tumors. The encoded protein binds to decorin and biglycan, two members of a family of small leucine-rich proteoglycans present in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue, and possibly prevents the inhibitory activity of decorin and biglycan in tumor cell proliferation. It also attenuates p53-mediated apoptosis in response to DNA damage through activation of the Akt kinase. It is 83% identical to the mouse protein at the amino acid level. Alternative splicing of this gene generates 2 transcript variants.[2]

References

  1. ^ Pennica D, Swanson TA, Welsh JW, Roy MA, Lawrence DA, Lee J, Brush J, Taneyhill LA, Deuel B, Lew M, Watanabe C, Cohen RL, Melhem MF, Finley GG, Quirke P, Goddard AD, Hillan KJ, Gurney AL, Botstein D, Levine AJ (Jan 1999). "WISP genes are members of the connective tissue growth factor family that are up-regulated in wnt-1-transformed cells and aberrantly expressed in human colon tumors". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 95 (25): 14717–22. doi:10.1073/pnas.95.25.14717. PMC 24515. PMID 9843955. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=24515. 
  2. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: WISP1 WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 1". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8840. 

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