There are three type of Splicing Machinery

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Lipid modifications of Wnt are catalyzed by the 

O-acetyltransferase Porcupine.

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Principal signaling receptor is Frizzled (Fz), contains 

7 TM α helices.

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The palmitoleate attached to the Wnt protein binds to a specific site on the Fz extracellular domain and stabilizes the Wnt-Fz complex.

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Wnt signal transduction pathways classify into:

1. Canonical wnt pathway (β-catenin dependent)

2. Noncanonical wnt pathways (β-catenin independent)

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Noncanonical pathways can be divided into two types: 

1. The “planar cell polarity” pathway

2. The “Wnt/calcium” pathway

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Central player in the canonical Wnt pathway is β-catenin