Description
Product Characteristics: RSPO1 Antibody: RSPO1 is a member of a family of secreted growth factors that can operate through the canonical Wnt signaling pathway by stabilizing the intracellular beta-catenin, thereby regulating functions mediated by beta-catenin such as cell fate decisions and embryonic patterning. RSPO1 was recently identified through linkage analysis to be involved in sex determination and mammalian ovarian development. RSPO1 is thought to regulate cellular responsiveness to Wnt ligands by modulating the cell-surface expression of the Wnt co-receptor LRP6 by interfering with the DKK/Kremen-mediated internalization of LRP6 through an interaction with Kremen, resulting in increased LRP6 cell-surface levels.
Target Information: This gene is a member of the R-spondin family and encodes a secreted activator protein with two cystein-rich, furin-like domains and one thrombospondin type 1 domain. In mice, the protein induces the rapid onset of crypt cell proliferation and increases intestinal epithelial healing, providing a protective effect against chemotherapy-induced adverse effects. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]