The tumor cells may acquire additional oncogenic mutations that allow them to escape the immune system.

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 9980

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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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#Id: 9981

#XL - T Zoology

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

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 9982

#XL - T Zoology

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

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 9983

#XL - T Zoology

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 9984

#XL - T Zoology

TLS Online TPP Program

#Id: 9985

#XL - T Zoology

Antagonists of Wnt:

Secreted frizzled-related protein (Sfrp)

Wnt inhibitory factor (Wif)

Dickkopf (Dkk) family