Wnt/β-catenin signaling

被引:290
作者
Akiyama, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Mol & Cellular Biosci, Lab Mol & Genet Informat, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130032, Japan
关键词
Wnt signaling; beta-catenin; TCF/LEF; APC; axin;
D O I
10.1016/S1359-6101(00)00011-3
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The Wnt/Wingless signaling transduction pathway plays an important role in both embryonic development and tumorigenesis. beta-Catenin, a key component of the Wnt signaling pathway, interacts with the TCF/LEF family of transcription factors and activates transcription of Wnt target genes. Recent studies have revealed that a number of proteins such as, the tumor suppressor APC and Axin are involved in the regulation of the Wnt signaling pathway. Furthermore, mutations in APC or beta-catenin have been found to be responsible for the genesis of human cancers. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:273 / 282
页数:10
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