This intronless gene is a member of the frizzled gene family. Members of this family encode seven-transmembrane domain proteins that are receptors for the Wingless type MMTV integration site family of signaling proteins. Most frizzled receptors are couple
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
Gene ontology (GO)Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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 l
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Most abundant in fetal kidney, followed by brain and lung. In adult tissues, expressed in kidney, heart, pancreas and skeletal muscle.
["mTOR signaling pathway","Wnt signaling pathway","Hippo signaling pathway","Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells","Melanogenesis","Cushing syndrome","Proteoglycans in cancer","Basal cell carcinoma","Breast cancer","Hepatocellular carcinoma","Gastric cancer","Asymmetric localization of PCP proteins"]
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Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to FZD8 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for FZD8 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.