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LRP6 acts as a scaffold protein in cardiac gap junction assembly
- Source :
- Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Nature Portfolio, 2016.
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Abstract
- LRP6 is known for its role as a Wnt co-receptor essential for the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Here, Li et al. show that LRP6 exerts a Wnt-independent scaffold function and regulates connexin 43 gap junction formation and coupling of cardiomyocytes in mouse hearts.
- Subjects :
- Science
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20411723
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Nature Communications
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.3d69ba0f92e245829107ceca26c0d92b
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11775