Gene Symbol | Dkk3 |
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Entrez Gene | 50781 |
Alt Symbol | AW061014, C87148 |
Species | Mouse |
Gene Type | protein-coding |
Description | dickkopf homolog 3 (Xenopus laevis) |
Other Description | dickkopf-3|dickkopf-related protein 3|dkk-3|mDkk-3 |
Swissprots | Q9QUN9 |
Accessions | EDL17021 EDL17022 EDL17023 EDL17024 Q9QUN9 AF177400 AAF02680 AJ243964 CAB60111 AK004853 BAB23617 AK013054 AK013622 AK191518 AK192759 AK199048 AK207247 AK208577 AK209927 BC005519 BC046304 AAH46304 BC050934 AAH50934 XM_006508013 XP_006508076 XM_006508014 XP_006508077 NM_015814 NP_056629 |
Function | Antagonizes canonical Wnt signaling by inhibiting LRP5/6 interaction with Wnt and by forming a ternary complex with the transmembrane protein KREMEN that promotes internalization of LRP5/6. DKKs play an important role in vertebrate development, where they locally inhibit Wnt regulated processes such as antero- posterior axial patterning, limb development, somitogenesis and eye formation. In the adult, Dkks are implicated in bone formation and bone disease, cancer and Alzheimer disease (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. |
Subcellular Location | Secreted. |
Tissue Specificity | Highest expression in brain, eye and heart. |