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Protein evolution: structure-function relationships of the oncogene beta-catenin in the evolution of multicellular animals.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 15 Feb 2003
Schneider Stephan Q, Finnerty John R, Martindale Mark Q
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Beta-catenin functions as a cytoskeletal linker protein in cadherin-mediated adhesion and as a signal mediator in wnt-signal transduction pathways. We use a novel integrative approach, combining evolutionary, genomic, and three-dimensional structural data to analyze and trace the structural and functional evolution of beta-catenin genes. This approach also enabled us to examine the effects of gene duplication on...
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