TABLE 4

Gene profiling in response to activation of Frizzled chimera: QPCR validation of targets identified by DNA microarray analysis Genes of interest regulated by activation of either Frizzled-1 or Frizzled-2 chimeras were first identified by gene profiling were subjected to QPCR over an extended time frame after activation of the chimera.

Gene -Fold Increase Time -Fold Increase Time Description
Δmax h Δmax h
   Rfz1 chimera
   CBP/P300-associated factor 1.93 1 1.93 1 Nuclear transcriptional coactivator protein associated factor
   Msx-2 1.99 1 1.99 1 Muscle segment homeobox containing gene in development
   Follistatin 2.46 1 2.46 1 Activin-binding protein, activin antagonist
   Lefty1 2.71 1 9.08 30 TGF-β—related gene of early embryonic patterning
   STAM 1.74 1 2.57 45 Signal-transducing adaptor molecule of Janus kinase
   JAB/SOCS1 2.69 4 2.69 4 Janus kinase-binding protein
   Ephrin A3 2.13 4 2.13 4 Ligand for Eph receptor tyrosine kinase
   Msx-1 2.28 4 2.28 4 Muscle segment homeobox containing gene in development
   Fcer Ig 1.86 4 2.19 30 Receptor for IgA
   Erk1 1.77 20 1.77 20 Mitogen-activated protein kinase for cell proliferation
   Nip-3 2.05 20 2.05 20 E1B 19K/Bcl-2-binding protein
   MyD118 2.00 20 2.36 45 Growth suppression and pro-apoptotic gene
Rfz-2 chimera
   Msx-2 2.69 1 2.69 1 Muscle segment homeobox containing gene in development
   REST/NRSF 3.20 1 3.20 1 Zinc-finger gene-specific repressor element RE-1 silencing factor
   Ubc4/5E2 1.81 2 1.81 2 Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme homolog of yeast Ubc4
   Nucleophosmin 1.55 2 1.55 2 Nucleolar phosphoprotein
   Ephrin A3 1.45 2 1.70 4 Ligand for Eph receptor tyrosine kinase
   TLE/Groucho 1.35 2 1.60 45 Co-repressor mediating negative transcriptional control
   CBP/P300-associated factor 2.38 2 7.59 4 Nuclear transcriptional coactivator protein
   Msx-1 2.33 10 4.73 45 Muscle segment homeobox containing gene in development
   AA968123 2.17 20 2.17 20 Unknown
   Nip-3 2.25 45 2.25 45 E1B 19K/Bcl-2-binding protein