In bacteria, terminators come in two types: Rho-dependent and Rho-independent. 

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Notum, a hydrolase that associates with glypican and then cleaves off Wnt’s attached lipids in a process of deacylation or delipidation.

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Delipidation process reduces Wnt signaling, creates a negative feedback mechanism for preventing excessive Wnt signaling.

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Frizzled receptor possesses a unique hydrophobic cleft adapted to interact with lipidated Wnts, a binding conformation mimicked in Notum’s structure as well.

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Antagonists of Wnt:

Secreted frizzled-related protein (Sfrp)

Wnt inhibitory factor (Wif)

Dickkopf (Dkk) family