R-spondin 2
Appearance
R-spondin 2 also known as roof plate-specific spondin-2 is a protein that in humans that is encoded by the RSPO2 gene.[5]
R-spondin 2 synergizes with Wnt to activate beta-catenin.[6][7] RSPO2 has been proposed to regulate craniofacial patterning and morphogenesis within pharyngeal arch 1 through ectoderm-mesenchyme signaling via the endothelin-Dlx5/6 pathway.[8]
In dogs, a variant on the Rspo2 gene is associated moustache and eyebrow thickness.[9]
References
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