WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 3

WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 3
Identifiers
Symbols WISP3; CCN6; LIBC; MGC125987; MGC125988; MGC125989; PPAC; PPD
External IDs OMIM603400 HomoloGene77038 GeneCards: WISP3 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 8838 n/a
Ensembl ENSG00000112761 n/a
UniProt O95389 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_003880.3 n/a
RefSeq (protein) NP_003871.1 n/a
Location (UCSC) Chr 6:
112.38 – 112.39 Mb
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PubMed search [1] n/a

WNT1-inducible-signaling pathway protein 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WISP3 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 is overexpressed in colon tumors. It may be downstream in the WNT1 signaling pathway that is relevant to malignant transformation. Mutations of this gene are associated with progressive pseudorheumatoid dysplasia, an autosomal recessive skeletal disorder, indicating that the gene is essential for normal postnatal skeletal growth and cartilage homeostasis. Alternative splicing generates at least three 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: WISP3 WNT1 inducible signaling pathway protein 3". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=8838. 

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