This gene encodes a member of the thrombospondin type 1 repeat supergene family. In addition, the protein contains a furin-like cysteine-rich region. Furin-like repeat domains have been found in a variety of eukaryotic proteins involved in the mechanism of signal transduction by receptor tyrosine kinases.[3]
↑Kazanskaya O, Glinka A, del Barco Barrantes I, Stannek P, Niehrs C, Wu W (Oct 2004). "R-Spondin2 is a secreted activator of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling and is required for Xenopus myogenesis". Developmental Cell. 7 (4): 525–34. doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2004.07.019. PMID15469841.
↑Chal J, Oginuma M, Al Tanoury Z, Gobert B, Sumara O, Hick A, Bousson F, Zidouni Y, Mursch C, Moncuquet P, Tassy O, Vincent S, Miyanari A, Bera A, Garnier JM, Guevara G, Hestin M, Kennedy L, Hayashi S, Drayton B, Cherrier T, Gayraud-Morel B, Gussoni E, Relaix F, Tajbakhsh S, Pourquié O (Sep 2015). "Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells to muscle fiber to model Duchenne muscular dystrophy". Nature Biotechnology. 33 (9): 962–9. doi:10.1038/nbt.3297. PMID26237517. closed access publication – behind paywall
Further reading
Kim KA, Zhao J, Andarmani S, Kakitani M, Oshima T, Binnerts ME, Abo A, Tomizuka K, Funk WD (Jan 2006). "R-Spondin proteins: a novel link to beta-catenin activation". Cell Cycle. 5 (1): 23–6. doi:10.4161/cc.5.1.2305. PMID16357527.
Hannah BL, Misenheimer TM, Annis DS, Mosher DF (Mar 2003). "A polymorphism in thrombospondin-1 associated with familial premature coronary heart disease causes a local change in conformation of the Ca2+-binding repeats". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278 (11): 8929–34. doi:10.1074/jbc.M211185200. PMID12643280.
Chen JZ, Wang S, Tang R, Yang QS, Zhao E, Chao Y, Ying K, Xie Y, Mao YM (Sep 2002). "Cloning and identification of a cDNA that encodes a novel human protein with thrombospondin type I repeat domain, hPWTSR". Molecular Biology Reports. 29 (3): 287–92. doi:10.1023/A:1020479301379. PMID12463421.
