Cadherin and catenin alterations in human cancer
dc.contributor.author | Hajra, Karen M. | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fearon, Eric R. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-04-19T14:11:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-04-19T14:11:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002-07 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Hajra, Karen M.; Fearon, Eric R. (2002)."Cadherin and catenin alterations in human cancer." Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer 34(3): 255-268. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/35132> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1045-2257 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1098-2264 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/35132 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12007186&dopt=citation | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Among the hallmarks of cancer are defective cell–cell and cell–matrix adhesion. Alterations in cadherin–catenin complexes likely have a major contributing role in cell-adhesion defects in carcinomas arising in many different tissues. E-cadherin, the prototypic member of the cadherin transmembrane protein family, regulates cell adhesion by interacting with E-cadherin molecules on opposing cell surfaces. E-cadherin's function in cell adhesion is also critically dependent on its ability to interact through its cytoplasmic domain with catenin proteins. A diverse collection of defects alter cadherin–catenin function in cancer cells, including loss-of-function mutations and defects in the expression of E-cadherin and certain catenins, such as Α-catenin. Although there is much evidence that Β-catenin is deregulated in cancer as a result of inactivating mutations in the APC and AXIN tumor-suppressor proteins and gain-of-function mutations in Β-catenin itself, the principal consequences of Β-catenin deregulation in cancer appear to be largely distinct from the effects attributable to inactivation of E-cadherin or Α-catenin. In this review, we highlight some of the specific genetic and epigenetic defects responsible for altered cadherin and catenin function in cancer, as well as potential contributions of cadherin–catenin alterations to the cancer process. © 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Life and Medical Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Cancer Research, Oncology and Pathology | en_US |
dc.title | Cadherin and catenin alterations in human cancer | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Genetics | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; Departments of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics, and Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan ; Division of Medical Genetics, University of Michigan Medical Center, 4301 MSRB3, 1150 W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0638 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 12007186 | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/35132/1/10083_ftp.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gcc.10083 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Genes, Chromosomes and Cancer | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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