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LRP6 acts as a scaffold protein in cardiac gap junction assembly

Authors :
Jun Li
Changming Li
Dandan Liang
Fei Lv
Tianyou Yuan
Erlinda The
Xiue Ma
Yahan Wu
Lixiao Zhen
Duanyang Xie
Shiyi Wang
Yuan Liu
Jian Huang
Jingyi Shi
Yi Liu
Dan Shi
Liang Xu
Li Lin
Luying Peng
Jianmin Cui
Weidong Zhu
Yi-Han Chen
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

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

Subjects :
Science

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