A functional role of Cdx2 in β-catenin signaling during transdifferentiation in endometrial carcinomas

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1885-1892

  Saegusa, Makoto ^a   Hashimura, Miki ^a   Kuwata, Takeshi ^b   Hamano, Mieko ^a   Wani, Yoji ^c   Okayasu, Isao ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c KURASHIKI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CYCLIN D1; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN P14ARF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 7; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

BETA CATENIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 34848872562     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: 14602180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgm105     Document Type: Article

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