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Regulation of armadillo by a Drosophila APC inhibits neuronal apoptosis during retinal development.
Cell - 26 Jun 1998
Ahmed Y, Hayashi S, Levine A, Wieschaus E
Abstract excerpt
We find that inactivation of a Drosophila homolog of the tumor suppressor APC (D-APC) causes retinal neuronal degeneration and pigment cell hypertrophy, a phenotype remarkably similar to that found in humans with germline APC mutations. Retinal degeneration in the D-APC mutant results from apoptotic cell death, which accompanies a defect in neuronal differentiation. Reduction in the Drosophila beta-catenin,...
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