wnt8B proto-oncogene protein

Function

• ligand for members of the frizzled family
• may play an important role in development & differentiation of certain forebrain structures, notably the hippocampus

Structure

belongs to the Wnt family

Compartment

• secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix

Expression

• restricted to the brain, more specifically to the forebrain

More general terms

• wnt proto-oncogene protein or int proto-oncogene protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q93098.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:7479
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601396
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=7479