title: Wnt-signaling in retinal development and disease.
abstract: The Wnt-signaling pathway is a known regulator of stem cell maintenance, cellular proliferation and differentiation, and cancer development in various tissues. Wnt proteins play a central role during various stages of retinal development; retinal field establishment, retinal and hyaloid vasculogenesis, cornea and lens development, eye field formation, and maintenance of retinal stem cell and neuronal specification in many species are Wnt-regulated processes. Uncontrolled Wnt signaling may cause retinal diseases such as familial exudative vitroretinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, and Norrie's disease, further underscoring the importance of the Wnt-signaling pathway in the retina. This review summarizes major developments and discoveries regarding the role of the Wnt-signaling pathway as it pertains to retinal development and disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Eleonora M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Lad
authors.forename: Samuel H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cheshier
authors.forename: M Yashar S
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kalani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019070:Cell Lineage; D003315:Cornea / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D051153:Wnt Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051176:beta Catenin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051153:Wnt Proteins; D051176:beta Catenin