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[Roles of beta-catenin overexpression and adenomatous polyposis coli mutation in head and neck cancer].
Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai kaiho - 1 Jun 2003
Takei Shin, Ueno Yumi, Yoda Junichi, Tamura Shinji, Hotomi Muneki, Fujihara Keiji, Kuki Kiyonori, Yamanaka Noboru
Abstract excerpt
Beta-catenin is an undercoat protein of cadherin, a cellular adhesion molecule. Beta-catenin also functions as a transcriptional activator downstream of the Wnt signaling pathway. Intracellular beta-catenin is regulated by the formation of a complex with APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) protein. The activation of this pathway by stabilization with beta-catenin has been shown to be an important step in the...
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