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p120-catenin and β-catenin differentially regulate cadherin adhesive function

Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2013
Vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin, the major adherens junction adhesion molecule in endothelial cells, interacts with p120-catenin and β-catenin through its cytoplasmic tail. However, the specific functional contributions of the catenins to the establishment of strong adhesion are not fully understood. Here we use bioengineering approaches to identify
Rebecca G. Oas, Benjamin A. Nanes, Chimdimnma C. Esimai, Andrew P. Kowalczyk, Peter A. Vincent, Andrés J. García   +5 more
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B cell mechanobiology in health and disease: emerging techniques and insights into therapeutic responses

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro, Marco Cellani, Cristina Scielzo   +2 more
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Diverse Basis of β-Catenin Activation in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implications in Biology and Prognosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
β-catenin signaling is a major oncogenic pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Since β-catenin phosphorylation by glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β) and casein kinase 1ε (CK1ε) results in its degradation, mutations affecting these phosphorylation ...
Hirohisa Okabe, Hiroki Kinoshita, Katsunori Imai, Shigeki Nakagawa, Takaaki Higashi, Kota Arima, Hideaki Uchiyama, Toru Ikegami, Norifumi Harimoto, Shinji Itoh, Takatoshi Ishiko, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Toru Beppu, Satdarshan P S Monga, Hideo Baba, Yoshihiko Maehara   +15 more
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Escape from TGF‐β‐induced senescence promotes aggressive hallmarks in epithelial hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Chronic TGF‐β exposure drives epithelial HCC cells from a senescent state to a TGF‐β resistant mesenchymal phenotype. This transition is characterized by the loss of Smad3‐mediated signaling, escape from senescence, enhanced invasiveness and metastatic potential, and upregulation of key resistance modulators such as MARK1 and GRM8, ultimately promoting
Minenur Kalyoncu, Dilara Demirci, Sude Eris, Bengisu Dayanc, Ece Cakiroglu, Merve Basol, Merve Uysal, Gulcin Cakan‐Akdogan, Fang Liu, Mehmet Ozturk, Gökhan Karakülah, Serif Senturk   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inhibitor of DNA binding‐1 is a key regulator of cancer cell vasculogenic mimicry

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Elevated expression of transcriptional regulator inhibitor of DNA binding 1 (ID1) promoted cancer cell‐mediated vasculogenic mimicry (VM) through regulation of pro‐angiogenic and pro‐cancerous genes (e.g. VE‐cadherin (CDH5), TIE2, MMP9, DKK1). Higher ID1 expression also increased metastases to the lung and the liver.
Emma J. Thompson, Emma L. Dorward, Kristyn Jurrius, Nathalie Nataren, Markus Tondl, Kay K. Myo Min, Michaelia P. Cockshell, Anahita Fouladzadeh, John Toubia, Mark DeNichilo, Delphine Merino, Claudine S. Bonder   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential Canonical Wnt Pathway Activation in High-Grade Astrocytomas

The Scientific World Journal, 2012
Aberrant wnt pathway activation through cytoplasmic stabilization of β-catenin is crucial for the development of various human malignancies. In gliomagenesis, the role of canonical (i.e., β-catenin-dependent) signalling is largely unknown.
Rebecca Schüle, Christine Dictus, Benito Campos, Feng Wan, Jörg Felsberg, Rezvan Ahmadi, Franz-Simon Centner, Niels Grabe, Guido Reifenberger, Justo L. Bermejo, Andreas Unterberg, Christel Herold-Mende   +11 more
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α-Catenin is an inhibitor of transcription [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2014
Significance Recent studies have shown that actin-binding and -regulating proteins, originally characterized in the context of cytoskeletal events, can also modify gene expression through directly impacting actin-dependent transcription. This study shows α-catenin (α-cat), an actin-binding protein that is essential for cell–cell adhesion and ...
Cara J. Gottardi, Annette S. Flozak, Leonid A. Serebryannyy, Primal deLanerolle, Steven T. Kosak, Rebecca L. Daugherty, Hui-Jun Yu, Alexander Yemelyanov   +7 more
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Ubiquitination of transcription factors in cancer: unveiling therapeutic potential

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In cancer, dysregulated ubiquitination of transcription factors contributes to the uncontrolled growth and survival characteristics of tumors. Tumor suppressors are degraded by aberrant ubiquitination, or oncogenic transcription factors gain stability through ubiquitination, thereby promoting tumorigenesis.
Dongha Kim, Hye Jin Nam, Sung Hee Baek
wiley   +1 more source

Nuclear p120 catenin is a component of the perichromosomal layer and coordinates sister chromatid segregation during mitosis in lung cancer cells

Cell Death and Disease, 2022
Abnormal expression of p120 catenin is associated with the malignant phenotype in human lung cancer. Numerous studies have focused on the function of p120 catenin in the juxta-membrane compartment.
Shu-Er Chow, Yaa-Jyuhn J. Meir, Jhy-Ming Li, Ping-Chih Hsu, Cheng-Ta Yang   +4 more
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Beta-catenin expression in psoriasis

Indian Dermatology Online Journal, 2015
Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin disease characterized by abnormal keratinocyte proliferation and differentiation. Beta-catenin participates in intercellular adhesion. Catenins are proteins found in complexes with cadherin cell adhesion molecules of cells. The role of catenin in regulating keratinocyte stem cell differentiation and hair follicle
Doaa Abd Elmoniem Galbet, Mona A. Kandil, Mohamed Abdelwahed Gaber, Shawki Mahmoud El-Farargy   +3 more
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