NEDD4 and NEDD4L Regulate Wnt Signaling and Intestinal Stem Cell Priming by Degrading LGR5 Receptor

    December 2019 in “ The EMBO Journal ”
    Laura Novellasdemunt, Anna Kucharská, Cara Jamieson … Vivian Li
    Studysummary This study found that the E3 ligases NEDD4 and NEDD4L regulate intestinal stem cell priming by degrading the LGR5 receptor, and their loss leads to increased Wnt activation and crypt proliferation, which in turn accelerates intestinal tumor progression in mice.
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