APCDD1 is a novel Wnt inhibitor mutated in hereditary hypotrichosis simplex
Shimomura Y, Agalliu D, Vonica A, Luria V, Wajid M, Baumer A, Belli S, Petukhova L, Schinzel A, Brivanlou A, Barres B, Christiano A. APCDD1 is a novel Wnt inhibitor mutated in hereditary hypotrichosis simplex. Nature 2010, 464: 1043-1047. PMID: 20393562, PMCID: PMC3046868, DOI: 10.1038/nature08875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCell DifferentiationCell LineCell ProliferationChick EmbryoChromosome MappingChromosomes, Human, Pair 18Genes, DominantGenes, ReporterHairHair FollicleHumansHypotrichosisIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane ProteinsMiceMutant ProteinsNeuronsPoint MutationScalpSignal TransductionSkinSpinal CordStem CellsWnt ProteinsXenopus laevisXenopus ProteinsConceptsHereditary hypotrichosis simplexSignal transduction pathwaysHypotrichosis simplexMesenchymal cell compartmentGenetic linkage analysisNovel Wnt inhibitorsMembrane-bound glycoproteinTransduction pathwaysHuman hair folliclesLinkage analysisAPCDD1Functional studiesHair folliclesWnt inhibitorsCell compartmentDowny hairsGenesImportant componentThick hairPathwayHairGlycoproteinCompartmentsDegenerative processFamily