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Expression of the PTCH1 tumor suppressor gene is regulated by alternative promoters and a single functional Gli-binding site.
Gene - 14 Apr 2004
Agren Marie, Kogerman Priit, Kleman Marika I, Wessling Martina, Toftgård Rune
Abstract excerpt
The PTCH1 tumor suppressor gene encodes a receptor for secreted hedgehog (HH) ligands and is important for proper proliferation, differentiation and patterning in almost every tissue and organ during embryogenesis. The PTCH1 protein works as a negative regulator of the HH-signaling pathway by repressing downstream signaling by the coreceptor smoothened (SMOH). Mutations in PTCH1 lead to constitutive expression of...
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