β-catenin directly induces expression of the Siamois gene, and can initiate signaling indirectly via a membrane-tethered form

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 857, Issue , 1998, Pages 86-98

  Nelson, Richard W ^a   Combiner, Barry M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARMADILLO; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HOMEOBOX; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

ARMADILLO;

EID: 0031760228     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10109.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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