A mode of regulation of β-catenin signaling activity in Xenopus embryos independent of its levels

Developmental Biology

Volumn 223, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 441-448

  Guger, Kathleen A ^a   Gumbiner, Barry M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

GSK3 ; Signal transduction; Wnts; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; UBIQUITIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS;

TRIXIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034661718     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9770     Document Type: Article

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