Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Norrin-induced Frizzled4 endocytosis and endo-lysosomal trafficking control retinal angiogenesis and barrier function

  • Chi Zhang,
  • Maria B. Lai,
  • Lavan Khandan,
  • Lindsey A. Lee,
  • Zhe Chen,
  • Harald J. Junge

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16050
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Multiple mechanisms regulate Wnt/ß-catenin signalling. Zhanget al. describe a novel regulatory pathway and show that the activator of canonical Wnt signalling, Norrin, triggers endocytosis of its receptor Frizzled4 by promoting Frizzled4 ubiquitination.