Fig. 4. Roles for lipoprotein association in morphogen signaling. (A)
Heteromeric receptor complex formation between Frizzled and LRPs (e.g. LRP1,
Arrow/LRP5/6) via simultaneous binding of Wnt ligands and apoproteins in
lipoprotein particle may affect canonical Wnt signaling pathways. (B)
Binding of Hh-modified lipoproteins to Patched and to LRPs may control Hh
signaling directly or via cellular uptake of sterols with regulatory function.
Extrac., extracellular; Intrac., intracellular; PM, plasma membrane. TCF, T
cell factor.