Function
Ligand for members of the frizzled family of seven transmembrane receptors. Plays a role in embryonic patterning. May be involved in the specification of the spatial patterns of expression of Gsc and other regulatory genes leading to the establishment of the embryonic axis.
Similarity
Belongs to the Wnt family.
Sequence
MNPCQIFASLVMSICCHILSSTAWSVNNFLMTGPKAYLAYTSSVQAGAQSGIEECKHQFAWDRWNCPESALQLSTHKGLRSATRETAFVHAISAAGVMYTLTKNCSMGDFENCGCDDSKIGKMGGRGWVWGGCSDNVNFGDRIAKLFVDALENGHDSRAAVNLHNNEAGRLAVKATLKRTCKCHGLSGSCSIQTCWMQLADFRDIGSYLKIKHDQARKLEMDKIRMRAGNSADNRGAIADTFSAVARTELIFMEDSPDYCVKNLSMGLHGTEGRECLQSGKNLSQWERRSCRRLCHECGLKVEERRIETVSSCNCKFHWCCTVKCETCTQTVTRYFCAKRHRNRRPHNHSRKRQHTRRG