Lipid modifications of Wnt are catalyzed by the 

O-acetyltransferase Porcupine.

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Second cleavage of Notch occurs within membrane-spanning region & catalyzed by γ-secretase

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γ-secretase complex contains 

Presenilin 1 (actual protease), aph-1, pen-2, & nicastrin

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Cleavage by the γ-secretase complex releases the Notch cytosolic segment, which translocates to the nucleus, interacts with a single DNA-binding transcription factor, CSL.

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Growth factors and EGFs are synthesized as TM proteins, regulated cleavage of the precursor by members of the ADAM protease releases the active molecule into the extracellular space.

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Cell-adhesion molecules (CAMs) mediate direct cell-cell adhesions.

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Adhesion receptors mediate cell-matrix adhesions