Aberrant nuclear localization of β-catenin without genetic alterations in β-catenin or Axin genes in esophageal cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>β-catenin is a multifunctional protein involved in two apparently independent processes: cell-cell adhesion and signal transduction. β-catenin is involved in Wnt signaling pathway that regulates cellular differentiation and prolifera...

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Main Authors: Shinoda Noriyuki, Sugiura Hironori, Terashita Yukio, Shibata Yasuyuki, Ishiguro Hideyuki, Haruki Nobuhiro, Nishiwaki Tadashi, Kudo Junzo, Kimura Masahiro, Kuwabara Yoshiyuki, Fujii Yoshitaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/5/1/21