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Structural insight into small molecule action on Frizzleds

Authors :
Paweł Kozielewicz
Ainoleena Turku
Carl-Fredrik Bowin
Julian Petersen
Jana Valnohova
Maria Consuelo Alonso Cañizal
Yuki Ono
Asuka Inoue
Carsten Hoffmann
Gunnar Schulte
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

WNT-Frizzled (FZD) signaling plays a critical role in embryonic development, tissue homeostasis and human disease but no small molecule drugs targeting FZD with distinct efficacy have emerged so far. Here, authors identify the Smoothened agonist SAG1.3 as a partial agonist for FZD6 with limited subtype selectivity.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.fb04c677084c808ef1126575dae7a6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14149-3