The role of beta-catenin in cell adhesion, signal transduction, and cancer

Current Opinion in Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 81-87

  Bullions, Linda C ^a   Levine, Arnold J ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; BETA CATENIN; ONCOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; CANCER; CELL ADHESION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

EID: 0031975738     PISSN: 10408746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001622-199801000-00013     Document Type: Review

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