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What can humans learn from flies about adenomatous polyposis coli?
BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology - 1 Sept 2002
Barth Angela I M, Nelson W James
Abstract excerpt
Somatic or inherited mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene are a frequent cause of colorectal cancer in humans. APC protein has an important tumor suppression function to reduce cellular levels of the signaling protein beta-catenin and, thereby, inhibit beta-catenin and T-cell-factor-mediated gene expression. In addition, APC protein binds to microtubules in vertebrate cells and localizes to...
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