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XB-ART-2393
Genes Dev 2005 Feb 15;194:425-30. doi: 10.1101/gad.326705.
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Frat is dispensable for canonical Wnt signaling in mammals.

van Amerongen R , Nawijn M , Franca-Koh J , Zevenhoven J , van der Gulden H , Jonkers J , Berns A .


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Wnt-signal transduction through beta-catenin is thought to require the inhibition of GSK3 by Frat/GBP. To investigate the role of Frat in mammalian development, we have generated mice with targeted mutations in all three murine Frat homologs. We show that Frat is normally expressed at sites of active Wnt signaling. Surprisingly, Frat-deficient mice do not display gross abnormalities. Moreover, canonical Wnt signaling in primary cells is unaffected by the loss of Frat. These studies show that Frat is not an essential component of the canonical Wnt pathway in higher organisms, despite the strict requirement of Frat/GBP for maternal Wnt signaling in Xenopus.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: frat1 gsk3b pias1

References [+] :
Anderson, The transformation of the model organism: a decade of developmental genetics. 2003, Pubmed