WNT6

protein
Name = wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 6
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HGNCid = 12785
Symbol = WNT6
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EntrezGene = 7475
OMIM = 604663
RefSeq = NM_006522
UniProt = Q9Y6F9
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Chromosome = 2
Arm = q
Band = 35
LocusSupplementaryData = "Wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 6, also known as WNT6"', is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: WNT2 wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 2| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=7475| accessdate = ] cite journal | author = Rankin J, Strachan T, Lako M, Lindsay S | title = Partial cloning and assignment of WNT6 to human chromosome band 2q35 by in situ hybridization | journal = Cytogenet. Cell Genet. | volume = 84 | issue = 1-2 | pages = 50–2 | year = 1999 | pmid = 10343101 | doi = 10.1159/000015212 | url = | issn = ]

The WNT gene family consists of structurally related genes which encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is a member of the WNT gene family which are involved in the Wnt signaling pathway. It is overexpressed in cervical cancer cell line and strongly coexpressed with another family member, WNT10A, in colorectal cancer cell line.cite journal | author = Kirikoshi H, Sekihara H, Katoh M | title = WNT10A and WNT6, clustered in human chromosome 2q35 region with head-to-tail manner, are strongly coexpressed in SW480 cells | journal = Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. | volume = 283 | issue = 4 | pages = 798–805 | year = 2001 | month = May | pmid = 11350055 | doi = 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4855 | url = | issn = ] The gene overexpression may play key roles in carcinogenesis. This gene and the WNT10A gene are clustered in the chromosome 2q35 region. The protein encoded by this gene is 97% identical to the mouse Wnt6 protein at the amino acid level.

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