Defects in the regulation of beta-catenin in colorectal cancer

Autor: P, Polakis, M, Hart, B, Rubinfeld
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 470
ISSN: 0065-2598
Popis: The molecular events that contribute to the progression of colon cancer are beginning to unravel. An initiating and probably obligatory event is the oncogenic activation of beta-catenin. This can come about by the loss of its negative regulator the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) protein, or by mutations in the beta-catenin gene that result in a more stable protein product. The interaction between APC and beta-catenin, and additional proteins that affect assembly and signaling along this pathway, are discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE