Identification of APC2, a homologue of the adenomatous polyposis coli tumour suppressor

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-108

  Van Es, J H ^a   Kirkpatrick, C ^b   Van de Wetering, M ^a   Molenaar, M ^c   Miles, A ^a   Kuipers, J ^a   Destree O ^c   Peifer, M ^b   Clevers, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN 2; AXIN; BETA CATENIN; CANCER CELL; COLON CARCINOMA; CONDUCTIN; GLYCOGEN SYNTHASE KINASE 3 BETA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033611574     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80024-4     Document Type: Article

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