Wntless (human recombinant)

Source : E.coli. WLS Human Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 155 amino acids (101-232a.a) and having a molecular mass of 17.8kDa. WLS is fused to a 23 amino acid His-tag at N-terminus , purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. WLS (Wnt trafficking regulator) is a multipass transmembrane protein which regulates the sorting and secretion of Wnt protein. WLS is necessitated for organogenesis during embryogenesis and for the establishment of the anterior-posterior axis. WLS is encoded by a gene which maps to human chromosome 1 and is expressed as multiple alternatively spliced isoforms. WLS promotes various cancers such as glioma tumourigenesis. Protein function: Regulates Wnt proteins sorting and secretion in a feedback regulatory mechanism. This reciprocal interaction plays a key role in the regulation of expression, subcellular location, binding and organelle-specific association of Wnt proteins. Plays also an important role in establishment of the anterior-posterior body axis formation during development. [The UniProt Consortium]