β-catenin: A pivot between cell adhesion and Wnt signalling

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Bienz, Mariann ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BCL9 2 PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; BCL9-2 PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; BETA CATENIN; CADHERIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; WNT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ADHESION; EPITHELIUM CELL; MESODERM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MESODERM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; WNT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO;

EID: 12544252343     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.12.058     Document Type: Review

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