Frequent mutation and nuclear localization of beta-catenin in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
Garcia-Rostan G, Tallini G, Herrero A, D'Aquila TG, Carcangiu ML, Rimm DL. Frequent mutation and nuclear localization of beta-catenin in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 1811-5. PMID: 10213482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear localizationSingle-strand conformational polymorphismE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesionBeta-catenin actsFrequent nuclear localizationCell-cell adhesionExon 3Conformational polymorphismBeta-catenin genePhosphorylation sitesWingless pathwayTranscriptional activationCytoplasmic proteinsSubcellular localizationMobility shiftMutational analysisNucleotide sequencingDNA sequencingNuclear translocationSomatic alterationsMutationsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaSequencingProteinFrequent mutationsFrequent Nuclear/Cytoplasmic Localization of β-Catenin without Exon 3 Mutations in Malignant Melanoma
Rimm D, Caca K, Hu G, Harrison F, Fearon E. Frequent Nuclear/Cytoplasmic Localization of β-Catenin without Exon 3 Mutations in Malignant Melanoma. American Journal Of Pathology 1999, 154: 325-329. PMID: 10027390, PMCID: PMC1850000, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65278-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic localizationPhosphorylation sitesE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesionGlycogen synthase kinase 3beta phosphorylation sitesMelanoma cell linesN-terminal phosphorylation sitesWnt pathwayExon 3 mutationsCell linesGlycogen synthase kinase-3betaFactor transcription factorsBeta-catenin accumulatesCell-cell adhesionSynthase kinase-3betaBeta-catenin exon 3 mutationsDNA sequencing studiesAdenomatous polyposis coliAxin proteinTranscription factorsKinase-3betaAmino terminusBeta-CateninBeta-catenin mutationsWnt pathway activationSequencing studies