beta-Catenin Products

Description

The protein encoded by the beta Catenin gene is part of a complex of proteins that constitute adherens junctions (AJs). AJs arenecessary for the creation and maintenance of epithelial cell layers by regulating cell growth and adhesion betweencells. The encoded protein also anchors the actin cytoskeleton and may be responsible for transmitting the contactinhibition signal that causes cells to stop dividing once the epithelial sheet is complete. Finally, this proteinbinds to the product of the APC gene, which is mutated in adenomatous polyposis of the colon. Mutations in this geneare a cause of colorectal cancer (CRC), pilomatrixoma (PTR), medulloblastoma (MDB), and ovarian cancer. Three transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene.

Bioinformatics

Product By Gene ID	1499
Alternate Names	bCatenin beta 1 (88kD) beta-Catenin catenin (cadherin-associated protein), beta 1, 88kDa catenin beta-1 CTNNB CTNNB1 DKFZp686D02253 FLJ25606 FLJ37923

Research Areas for beta-Catenin

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Cancer
Cell Biology
Cellular Markers
Extracellular Matrix
Immune System Diseases
Mucosal Immunology
Neuroscience
Signal Transduction
Stem Cell Signaling Pathway
Wnt Signaling Pathway

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Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Markers Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is the trans-differentiation of stationary epithelial cells into motile mesenchymal cells. During EMT, epithelial cells lose their junctions and apical-basal polarity, reorganize their cytoskeleton, undergo a...    Read more.

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