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Complete deletion of Apc results in severe polyposis in mice.
Oncogene - 25 Mar 2010
Cheung A F, Carter A M, Kostova K K, Woodruff J F, Crowley D, Bronson R T, Haigis K M, Jacks T
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The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene product is mutated in the vast majority of human colorectal cancers. APC negatively regulates the WNT pathway by aiding in the degradation of beta-catenin, which is the transcription factor activated downstream of WNT signaling. APC mutations result in beta-catenin stabilization and constitutive WNT pathway activation, leading to aberrant cellular proliferation. APC...
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