TGF-β can antagonise or cooperate with WNT signalling, yet it is still unclear what mechanisms integrate the outcomes of these conserved pathways. A new study now reports that the formation of biomolecular condensates, dependent on the DACT1 protein, provides the spatial segregation needed for TGF-β to constrain WNT signalling.
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Patel, K.D., Nguyen, D.X. Condensing and constraining WNT by TGF-β. Nat Cell Biol 23, 213–214 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-021-00649-2
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