beta catenin
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beta catenin
[‚bād·ə ′kat·ən·in] (biochemistry)
A multifunctional protein that is involved in Wnt signal transduction and plays an essential role in intercellular adhesion.
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Keywords * HEK293Tcells *
Beta catenin * Cell aggregation factors * Nuclear localization signals
Immunophenotypic expression of
beta catenin in the nuclei and absence of e-cadherin staining were the hallmarks (Figs.
APC protein is involved in degrading the transcriptional co-factor
beta catenin [8] and increase in
beta catenin [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14] production appears to increase the proliferation of tumours.
6,066,500, entitled 'Antisense Modulation of
Beta Catenin Expression' as the basis of its action.
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