The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of a Wnt receptor. Internalized Wnt receptors can be recycled to the plasma membrane or sorted to lysosomes for protein degradation. [ GOC:BHF GOC:rl http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19643732 GOC:signaling ]
Synonyms: Wnt receptor catabolism Wnt receptor breakdown negative regulation of Wnt receptor signaling pathway by Wnt receptor degradation