Protein Wnt-2b (formerly Wnt13[1]) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the WNT2Bgene.[2][3][4]
This gene encodes a member of the wingless-type MMTV integration site (WNT) family of highly conserved, secreted signaling factors. WNT family members function in a variety of developmental processes including regulation of cell growth and differentiation and are characterized by a WNT-core domain. This gene may play a role in human development as well as human carcinogenesis.
This gene produces two alternative transcript variants.[4]
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