Differential expression of Wnt genes, β-catenin and E-cadherin in human brain tumors

Cancer Letters

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-101

  Howng, Shen Long ^a   Wu, Chia Hung ^a   Cheng, Tai Shan ^a   Sy, Wei Di ^a   Lin, Pi Chu K ^a   Wang, Chihuei ^a   Hong, Yi Ren ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; E cadherin; Wnt signaling pathway

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; LUCIFERASE; UVOMORULIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CARCINOGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MENINGIOMA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BETA CATENIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CADHERINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; WNT PROTEINS; WNT1 PROTEIN; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 0037044109     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(02)00085-X     Document Type: Article

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