New perspectives on APC control of cell fate and proliferation in colorectal cancer

Abstract excerpt

Aberrant Wnt/beta-catenin signaling following loss of the tumor suppressor adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) is thought to initiate colon adenoma formation. Considerable evidence for this model has come from mouse models of Apc truncation where nuclear beta-catenin is detectable soon after loss of Apc. However, examination of tumors from familial adenomatous polyposis coli (FAP) patients has failed to confirm the...