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01.06.2016 | Review Article
Wnt Signaling: Role in Regulation of Haematopoiesis
verfasst von:
Ram Babu Undi, Usha Gutti, Itishri Sahu, Shilpa Sarvothaman, Satya Ratan Pasupuleti, Ravinder Kandi, Ravi Kumar Gutti
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
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Ausgabe 2/2016
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Abstract
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are a unique population of bone marrow cells which are responsible for the generation of various blood cell lineages. One of the significant characteristics of these HSCs is to self-renew, while producing differentiating cells for normal hematopoiesis. Deregulation of self-renewal and differentiation leads to the hematological malignancies. Several pathways are known to be involved in the maintenance of HSC fate among which Wnt signaling is a crucial pathway which controls development and cell fate determination. Wnt signaling also plays a major role in differentiation, self-renewal and maintenance of HSCs. Wnt ligands activate three major pathways including planar cell polarity, Wnt/β-catenin and Wnt/Ca2+. It has been shown that Wnt/β-catenin or canonical pathway regulates cell proliferation, survival and differentiation in HSCs, deregulation of this pathway leads to hematological malignancies. Wnt non-canonical pathway regulates calcium signaling and planar cell polarity. In this review, we discuss various signaling pathways induced by Wnt ligands and their potential role in hematopoiesis.