Target
Human FZD8 / Frizzled 8
Synonyms
FZD8 | Frizzled family receptor 8 | Frizzled homolog 8 | FZ-8 | Fz8 | Frizzled 8 | Frizzled-8 | HFZ8
Reactivity
Human
(tested or 100% immunogen sequence identity)
Conjugations
Horseradish Peroxidase.
Also available
Unconjugated or conjugated with
Biotin,
FITC.
Immunogen
Recombinant Human Frizzled-8 protein (55-233AA)
Specificity
Receptor for Wnt proteins. Component of the Wnt-Fzd-LRP5-LRP6 complex that triggers beta-catenin signaling through inducing aggregation of receptor-ligand complexes into ribosome-sized signalosomes. The beta-catenin canonical signaling pathway leads to the activation of disheveled proteins, inhibition of GSK-3 kinase, nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin and activation of Wnt target genes. A second signaling pathway involving PKC and calcium fluxes has been seen for some family members, but it is not yet clear if it represents a distinct pathway or if it can be integrated in the canonical pathway, as PKC seems to be required for Wnt-mediated inactivation of GSK-3 kinase. Both pathways seem to involve interactions with G-proteins. May be involved in transduction and intercellular transmission of polarity information during tissue morphogenesis and/or in differentiated tissues. Coreceptor along with RYK of Wnt proteins, such as WNT1.