DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating LRP6 and descending colon cancer

LRP6 [ENSP00000261349]

Low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6; Component of the Wnt-Fzd-LRP5-LRP6 complex that triggers beta-catenin signaling through inducing aggregation of receptor-ligand complexes into ribosome-sized signalsomes. Cell-surface coreceptor of Wnt/beta-catenin signaling, which plays a pivotal role in bone formation. The Wnt-induced Fzd/LRP6 coreceptor complex recruits DVL1 polymers to the plasma membrane which, in turn, recruits the AXIN1/GSK3B-complex to the cell surface promoting the formation of signalsomes and inhibiting AXIN1/GSK3-mediated phosphorylation and destruction of beta-catenin. Required for posterior patterning of the epiblast during gastrulation (By similarity). ECO:0000269|PubMed:11357136, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11448771, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15778503, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16341017, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16513652, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17326769, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17400545, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19107203,

Synonyms:  LRP6,  LRP6p,  hLRP6,  F5H0Z3,  F5H7J9 ...

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