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Identification of a link between the tumour suppressor APC and the kinesin superfamily.
Nature cell biology - 1 Apr 2002
Jimbo Takeshi, Kawasaki Yoshihiro, Koyama Ryo, Sato Rina, Takada Shinji, Haraguchi Keiko, Akiyama Tetsu
Abstract excerpt
The tumour suppressor gene adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is mutated in sporadic and familial colorectal tumours. APC is involved in the proteasome-mediated degradation of beta-catenin, through its interaction with beta-catenin, GSK-3 beta and Axin. APC also interacts with the microtubule cytoskeleton and has been localized to clusters near the distal ends of microtubules at the edges of migrating epithelial...
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