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Frequent nuclear/cytoplasmic localization of beta-catenin without exon 3 mutations in malignant melanoma.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Feb 1999
Rimm D L, Caca K, Hu G, Harrison F B, Fearon E R
Abstract excerpt
Beta-Catenin has a critical role in E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion, and it also functions as a downstream signaling molecule in the wnt pathway. Mutations in the putative glycogen synthase kinase 3beta phosphorylation sites near the beta-catenin amino terminus have been found in some cancers and cancer cell lines. The mutations render beta-catenin resistant to regulation by a complex containing the...
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