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WNT2B
Wnt family member 2B
Chromosome 1 · 1p13.2
NCBI Gene: 7482Ensembl: ENSG00000134245.18HGNC: HGNC:12781UniProt: Q5TEH8
64PubMed Papers
21Diseases
0Drugs
3Pathogenic Variants
CLINICAL
OMIM Disease Gene
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
hematopoietic stem cell proliferationextracellular matrixchondrocyte differentiationmale gonad developmentDiarrhea, Infantilehypertensionessential hypertensioncardiovascular disease
✦AI Summary

WNT2B encodes a secreted signaling molecule that functions as a ligand for frizzled receptors and plays critical roles in canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling across multiple organ systems. In kidney injury, WNT2B expression by SOX9-positive epithelial cells drives fibroblast proliferation and progression from acute kidney injury to chr1 kidney disease 1. The protein promotes tumor-associated macrophage polarization through Wnt2b/β-catenin/c-Myc signaling, enhancing hepatocellular carcinoma progression via epithelial-mesenchymal transformation 2. WNT2B serves as an immunosuppressive factor in cancer, with its reduction enhancing dendritic cell function and CD8+ T-cell responses 3. In intestinal development, mesenchymal WNT2B is essential for human intestinal epithelial function and stem cell maintenance, with mutations causing Diarrhea-9 syndrome characterized by severe congenital diarrhea 4. The protein also regulates aldosterone production in the adrenal zona glomerulosa through non-canonical Wnt signaling, with loss-of-function mutations causing familial hyperreninemic hypoaldosteronism 5. Additionally, WNT2B promotes angiogenesis in ectopic pregnancies 6 and drives inflammatory bowel disease fibrosis by activating NK cells to secrete IL-33 7. These findings establish WNT2B as a multifunctional regulator of tissue homeostasis, fibrosis, and disease pathogenesis.

Sources cited
1
WNT2B expression by SOX9-positive epithelial cells drives fibroblast proliferation and kidney fibrosis
PMID: 38386758
2
WNT2B promotes tumor-associated macrophage polarization and hepatocellular carcinoma progression
PMID: 33407720
3
WNT2B acts as immunosuppressive factor, with its reduction enhancing immune responses
PMID: 38480836
4
Mesenchymal WNT2B is essential for human intestinal development, with mutations causing Diarrhea-9
PMID: 40654667
5
WNT2B regulates aldosterone production through non-canonical Wnt signaling
PMID: 39229119
6
WNT2B promotes angiogenesis in ectopic pregnancies
PMID: 37224015
7
WNT2B drives IBD fibrosis by activating NK cells to secrete IL-33
PMID: 39138828
Disease Associationsⓘ21
Diarrhea, InfantileOpen Targets
0.65Moderate
hypertensionOpen Targets
0.54Moderate
essential hypertensionOpen Targets
0.50Moderate
cardiovascular diseaseOpen Targets
0.47Moderate
Increased blood pressureOpen Targets
0.46Moderate
atrial fibrillationOpen Targets
0.42Moderate
strokeOpen Targets
0.41Moderate
ThrombocytopeniaOpen Targets
0.35Weak
major depressive disorderOpen Targets
0.34Weak
Chronic diarrheaOpen Targets
0.33Weak
DiarrheaOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Failure to thriveOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Failure to thrive in infancyOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Impaired feeding abilityOpen Targets
0.33Weak
response to xenobiotic stimulusOpen Targets
0.33Weak
primary aldosteronismOpen Targets
0.33Weak
Ischemic strokeOpen Targets
0.32Weak
hyperaldosteronismOpen Targets
0.32Weak
hypertensive heart diseaseOpen Targets
0.32Weak
heart failureOpen Targets
0.32Weak
Diarrhea 9UniProt
Pathogenic Variants3
NM_024494.3(WNT2B):c.205C>T (p.Arg69Ter)Likely pathogenic
Diarrhea 9|Failure to thrive in infancy;Diarrhea;Impaired feeding ability;Chronic diarrhea;Failure to thrive
★☆☆☆2025→ Residue 69
NM_024494.3(WNT2B):c.799C>T (p.Arg267Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
★☆☆☆2024→ Residue 267
NM_024494.3(WNT2B):c.250C>T (p.Gln84Ter)Pathogenic
not provided
★☆☆☆2022→ Residue 84
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Related Genes
PORCNProtein interaction97%WNT5AProtein interaction96%WLSProtein interaction96%NOTUMProtein interaction94%SFRP2Protein interaction94%WIF1Protein interaction92%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Ovary
100%
Lung
34%
Heart
20%
Brain
12%
Liver
10%
Bone Marrow
3%
Gene Interaction Network
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WNT2BPORCNWNT5AWLSNOTUMSFRP2WIF1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q5TEH8
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.68LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.03Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.46 [0.32–0.68]
RankingsWhere WNT2B stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #7,333of 20,598
    Most Researched64
  • #4,041of 5,498
    Most Pathogenic Variants3
  • #5,004of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.68
Genes detectedWNT2B
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
SOX9 switch links regeneration to fibrosis at the single-cell level in mammalian kidneys.
PMID: 38386758
Science · 2024
1.00
2
Promotion of epithelial-mesenchymal transformation by hepatocellular carcinoma-educated macrophages through Wnt2b/β-catenin/c-Myc signaling and reprogramming glycolysis.
PMID: 33407720
J Exp Clin Cancer Res · 2021
0.90
3
Universal STING mimic boosts antitumour immunity via preferential activation of tumour control signalling pathways.
PMID: 38480836
Nat Nanotechnol · 2024
0.80
4
Mesenchymal WNT2B is required for the development and function of the human intestine.
PMID: 40654667
bioRxiv · 2025
0.70
5
Non-canonical Wnt signaling triggered by WNT2B drives adrenal aldosterone production.
PMID: 39229119
bioRxiv · 2024
0.60