Publication Date:
2016-06-04
Description:
Article LRP6 is known for its role as a Wnt co-receptor essential for the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Here, Li et al . show that LRP6 exerts a Wnt-independent scaffold function and regulates connexin 43 gap junction formation and coupling of cardiomyocytes in mouse hearts. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms11775 Authors: Jun Li, Changming Li, Dandan Liang, Fei Lv, Tianyou Yuan, Erlinda The, Xiue Ma, Yahan Wu, Lixiao Zhen, Duanyang Xie, Shiyi Wang, Yuan Liu, Jian Huang, Jingyi Shi, Yi Liu, Dan Shi, Liang Xu, Li Lin, Luying Peng, Jianmin Cui, Weidong Zhu, Yi-Han Chen
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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