TitleWnt and Hedgehog: Secretion of Lipid-Modified Morphogens.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsParchure A, Vyas N, Mayor S
JournalTrends Cell Biol
Volume28
Issue2
Pagination157-170
Date Published2018 Feb
ISSN1879-3088
Abstract

Morphogens are signaling molecules produced by a localized source, specifying cell fate in a graded manner. The source secretes morphogens into the extracellular milieu to activate various target genes in an autocrine or paracrine manner. Here we describe various secreted forms of two canonical morphogens, the lipid-anchored Hedgehog (Hh) and Wnts, indicating the involvement of multiple carriers in the transport of these morphogens. These different extracellular secreted forms are likely to have distinct functions. Here we evaluate newly identified mechanisms that morphogens use to traverse the required distance to activate discrete paracrine signaling.

DOI10.1016/j.tcb.2017.10.003
Alternate JournalTrends Cell Biol.
PubMed ID29132729