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Wnt Signaling Networks and Embryonic Patterning

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Wnt signaling lies at the heart of metazoan development. The Wnt pathway bifurcates a number of times and regulates cell polarity, migration, adhesion and gene expression. I review the complexity of this network with a focus on the role of SOX proteins in its regulation.

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Klymkowsky, M.W. (2005). Wnt Signaling Networks and Embryonic Patterning. In: Rise and Fall of Epithelial Phenotype. Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28671-3_18

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