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Gene Information

Gene symbol: WNT5A

Gene name: wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 5A

HGNC ID: 12784

Synonyms: hWNT5A

Related Genes

# Gene Symbol Number of hits
1 GSK3B 1 hits
2 SFRP1 1 hits
3 SPP1 1 hits
4 WNT2 1 hits

Related Sentences

# PMID Sentence
1 15754042 Canonical WNTs (WNT2, WNT2B, etc) activate the beta-catenin-TCF pathway to induce carcinogenesis, while non-canonical WNTs (WNT5A, WNT11, etc) activate the planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway to induce cell motility and metastasis.
2 16943306 Suppression of GSK-3beta activation or increase in nuclear beta-catenin by transfection of Wnt4 or Wnt5a or stable beta-catenin (S33Y) reversed Akt activation and reduced the high glucose-mediated caspase-3 cleavage and cell apoptosis.
3 20032469 Activation of this noncanonical pathway resulted in the induction of osteopontin expression further indicating pro-osteogenic effects of WNT-5a.
4 21344486 While WNT5A, FZD5, and DKK1 were highly expressed in PC3 cells, WNT1 and SFRP1 mRNA levels were higher in DU145 cells.