Adhesion molecules in Wilms tumor (part I) [PDF]
Adhesion molekues are glicoprotees which have extracellular, transmembranous and intracytoplasmatic part. They show their basic role is in cell interaction in the tissue on one side and between cells and matrix on the other side.
Basta-Jovanović Gordana M. +2 more
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Background & Aims: β-catenin is a well-known effector of the Wnt pathway, and a key player in cadherin-mediated cell adhesion. Oncogenic mutations of β-catenin are very frequent in paediatric liver primary tumours.
Caroline Gest +19 more
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Expression of β-Catenin and γ-Catenin in Maxillary Bone Regeneration [PDF]
β- and γ-catenin are components of catenin family involved in cadherin adhesion function. Recently it has been shown that this family is involved in other functions such as signaling and activation of transcription factors. The final goal of this study was to evaluate the role of β- and γ-catenin in bone cell physiology and bone regeneration.
A. SANTARELLI +10 more
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Identification of the Domain of α-Catenin Involved in Its Association with β-Catenin and Plakoglobin (γ-Catenin) [PDF]
alpha-Catenin is a 102-kDa protein exhibiting homology to vincuin, and it forms complexes with cadherins or the tumor-suppressor gene product adenomatous polyposis coli through binding to beta-catenin or plakoglobin (gamma-catenin). The incorporation of alpha-catenin into the cadherin-catenin complexes is a prerequisite for expression of the cell ...
H, Obama, M, Ozawa
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The catenin family at a glance [PDF]
Members of the catenin family were first isolated complexed with the cytoplasmic domains of cadherins at cell-cell junctions, and this relationship is considered one of the defining aspects of catenins. Their functions at such contacts are multifaceted and remain under active study and discussion.
Pierre D, McCrea, Dongmin, Gu
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Structure of the Dimerization and β-Catenin- Binding Region of α-Catenin [PDF]
In adherens junctions, alpha-catenin links the cadherin-beta-catenin complex to the actin-based cytoskeleton. alpha-catenin is a homodimer in solution, but forms a 1:1 heterodimer with beta-catenin. The crystal structure of the alpha-catenin dimerization domain, residues 82-279, shows that alpha-catenin dimerizes through formation of a four-helix ...
Pokutta, Sabine, Weis, William I.
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Beyond β-catenin: prospects for a larger catenin network in the nucleus [PDF]
β-catenin is widely regarded as the primary transducer of canonical WNT signals to the nucleus. In most vertebrates, there are eight additional catenins that are structurally related to β-catenin, and three α-catenin genes encoding actin-binding proteins that are structurally related to vinculin.
Pierre D, McCrea, Cara J, Gottardi
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Expression of the E-cadherin-catenin complex in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
Cadherins and catenins, mediators of intercellular interactions, play a major role in adhesion. Changes in their expression and functioning reflect invasive and metastatic properties of cancer cells.
Katarzyna Guzińska-Ustymowicz +3 more
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Plakophilin-3 catenin associates with the ETV1/ER81 transcription factor to positively modulate gene activity. [PDF]
Members of the plakophilin-catenin sub-family (Pkp-1, -2, and -3) facilitate the linkage of desmosome junctional components to each other (e.g. desmosomal cadherins to desmoplakin) and the intermediate-filament cytoskeleton.
William A Munoz +9 more
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Scribble, Lgl1, and myosin IIA interact with α-/β-catenin to maintain epithelial junction integrity
E-cadherin-catenin complex together with the cytoskeleton, builds the core of Adherens junctions (AJs). It has been reported that Scribble stabilizes the coupling of E-cadherin with catenins promoting epithelial cell adhesion, but the mechanism remains ...
Maha Abedrabbo +4 more
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