Function
Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors that functions in the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway (PubMed:15923619, PubMed:28803732). Required for normal fusion of the chorion and the allantois during placenta development (PubMed:11543617). Required for central nervous system (CNS) angiogenesis and blood-brain barrier regulation (PubMed:28803732).
Similarity
Belongs to the Wnt family.
Sequence
MHRNFRKWIFYVFLCFGVLYVKLGALSSVVALGANIICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGAQMGIDECQHQFRFGRWNCSALGEKTVFGQELRVGSREAAFTYAITAAGVAHAVTAACSQGNLSNCGCDREKQGYYNQAEGWKWGGCSADVRYGIDFSRRFVDAREIKKNARRLMNLHNNEAGRKVLEDRMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPKFREVGHLLKEKYNAAVQVEVVRASRLRQPTFLRIKQLRSYQKPMETDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDAATGSVGTQGRLCNRTSPGADGCDTMCCGRGYNTHQYTKVWQCNCKFHWCCFVKCNTCSERTEVFTCK