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Cytoskeleton out of the cupboard: colon cancer and cytoskeletal changes induced by loss of APC.
Nature reviews. Cancer - 1 Dec 2006
Näthke Inke
Abstract excerpt
Mutation of APC (adenomatous polyposis coli) is a common factor in most colorectal cancers. APC has many functions, the most prominent is its capacity to regulate beta-catenin-mediated gene transcription in response to Wnt signalling. Loss of APC leads to deregulated beta-catenin and this is intimately linked with tumour formation. However, recent evidence indicates that the interaction of APC with the...
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