The liver is known for its ability to regenerate.
producing proteins that carry fat through the body, converting excess glucose into glycogen for storage, and breaking down toxins like ammonia, among others.. This separates the liver into three zones with different tasks, and cells are directed to perform specialized functions by turning on specific genes active in each zone.
To our surprise, eliminating these two Wnt genes resulted in all liver cells expressing only genes typically limited to zone 1, significantly limiting the liver's overall function. This finding suggests that liver cells experience an ongoing push and pull in gene activation that can modify their functions, and Wnt is the master regulator of this process.
Eliminating the two Wnt genes from endothelial cells also completely stopped liver cell division, and thus regeneration, after partial surgical removal of the liver.
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