Dickkopf-1 is a member of a new family of secreted proteins and functions in head induction
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 391 (6665) , 357-362
- https://doi.org/10.1038/34848
Abstract
The Spemann organizer in amphibian embryos is a tissue with potent head-inducing activity, the molecular nature of which is unresolved. Here we describe dickkopf-1 (dkk-1), which encodes Dkk-1, a secreted inducer of Spemann's organizer in Xenopus and a member of a new protein family. Injections of mRNA and antibody indicate that dkk-1 is sufficient and necessary to cause head induction. dkk-1 is a potent antagonist of Wnt signalling, suggesting that dkk genes encode a family of secreted Wnt inhibitors.Keywords
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