Taking a bite out of Wnts

• 来源期刊: 细胞研究（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2012,（12）
• 页码范围: 1621-1623
• 页数: 3页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1038/cr.2012.104

摘要

Proper control of intercellular communication through the Wnt signaling pathway is of critical importance for many aspects of biology,including head formation during vertebrate embryogenesis.A recent Cell paper describes the discovery of a novel protein,TIKI,which controls head size through a surprising new mechanism of Wnt antagonism.