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Links between alpha-catenin, NF-kappaB, and squamous cell carcinoma in skin.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Feb 2006
Kobielak Agnieszka, Fuchs Elaine
Abstract excerpt
Cancers display a diverse set of cellular defects, which are thought to be elicited by multiple genetic mutations. In this study, we show that when a single adherens junction protein, alpha-catenin, is removed by conditional targeting, the entire skin epidermis systematically transforms to a hyperproliferative, invasive tissue replete with inflammation. Transcriptional profiling and biochemical analyses reveal...
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