Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of Wnt gene family in the forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) under musk secretion stage.

ABSTRACT: The Wnt signaling pathway is ubiquitous in animals, playing a crucial role in embryonic development and adult tissue homeostasis in multicellular organisms. Wnt proteins act as ligands in this pathway, and their gene family encodes secreted signaling proteins involved in regulating vital physiological processes such as cell proliferation, migration, differentiation, polarity establishment, and maintenance. Based on the third-generation genome of the forest musk deer (FMD, Moschus berezovskii), this study aimed to identify members of the Wnt gene family, elucidate their physicochemical properties, analyze their chromosomal localization and gene structure, construct a systematic evolutionary tree, and predict the two-dimensional and three-dimensional structures of the Wnt protein family. Gen

SUBMITTER: Gu YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12751833 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature