Function
Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors (PubMed:12490564). Functions in the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin signaling pathway (PubMed:12490564). Acts as an upstream regulator of FGF10 in the lateral plate mesoderm during limb initiation in the embryo (PubMed:11290326).
Similarity
Belongs to the Wnt family.
Sequence
MLSPNRLAASPGIAVAPGRAECGAFPRTAGAAPRICLPFVLILLALTPRADSSWWYIGALGARVICDNIPGLVNKQRQLCQRYPDIMQSVGEGAKEWIRECQYQFRHHRWNCSTLDRDHTVFGRVMLRSSREAAFVYAISSAGVVYAITRACSQGELKACGCDPLKRGRAKDERGEFDWGGCSDNINYGIRFAKAFVDAKEKKVKDARALMNLHNNRCGRMAVKRFLKLECKCHGVSGSCTLRTCWLAMSDFRKTGDYLQKKYNGAIQVIMNQDGTGFTVANKNFRKPTKTDLVYFENSPDYCVMDKSAGSLGTAGRVCNKVSRGTDGCEVMCCGRGYDTTRVTRVTKCECKFHWCCAVRCKECEDTVDVHTCKAPKRAEWLDQT