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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Cantu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6217730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Genes & development 20181026 21-22
Bcl9 and Pygopus (Pygo) are obligate Wnt/β-catenin cofactors in <i>Drosophila</i>, yet their contribution to Wnt signaling during vertebrate development remains unresolved. Combining zebrafish and mouse genetics, we document a conserved, β-catenin-associated function for BCL9 and Pygo proteins during vertebrate heart development. Disrupting the β-catenin-BCL9-Pygo complex results in a broadly maintained canonical Wnt response yet perturbs heart development and proper expression of key cardiac re ...[more]