Modulation of Wnt signaling by Axin and Axil

Cytokine and Growth Factor Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 255-265

  Kikuchi, A ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Axil; Axin; Conductin; Scaffold protein; Wnt

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; AXIL PROTEIN; AXIN; AXIN PROTEIN; BETA CATENIN; BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; DESMOPLAKIN; DSH PROTEIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN KINASE; ONCOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; PLAKOGLOBIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN); PROTEIN WNT; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN INT-1; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN WNT-2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; DROSOPHILA; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASES; HUMANS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; WNT PROTEINS; WNT2 PROTEIN; XENOPUS PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033194431     PISSN: 13596101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6101(99)00017-9     Document Type: Review

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