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Cytoplasmic and nuclear accumulation of beta-catenin is rarely caused by CTNNB1 exon 3 mutations in cutaneous malignant melanoma.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jun 2001
Omholt K, Platz A, Ringborg U, Hansson J
Abstract excerpt
Beta-catenin plays an important role in the Wnt signaling pathway by activating T-cell factor (Tcf)/lymphoid enhancer factor (Lef)-regulated gene transcription. The level of beta-catenin is regulated through GSK-3beta phosphorylation of specific serine and threonine residues, all of which are encoded for in exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene (CTNNB1). Mutations altering the GSK-3beta phosphorylation sites lead to...
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