2003
Functional Correlates of Mutations in β-Catenin Exon 3 Phosphorylation Sites*
Provost E, Yamamoto Y, Lizardi I, Stern J, D'Aquila TG, Gaynor RB, Rimm DL. Functional Correlates of Mutations in β-Catenin Exon 3 Phosphorylation Sites*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2003, 278: 31781-31789. PMID: 12799363, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304953200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCasein kinase 1Mutation of serineGlycogen synthase kinase 3 betaSynthase kinase 3 betaMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsTarget genes cyclin D1Canine kidney cellsGene cyclin D1Threonine residuesPhosphorylation sitesDownstream genesStable transformationKinase activityWounding assayKinase 1Ser45Functional assaysThr41Functional differencesMutationsSoft agarExon 3Kidney cellsCyclin D1Ser33
1999
Beta- and gamma-catenin mutations, but not E-cadherin inactivation, underlie T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor transcriptional deregulation in gastric and pancreatic cancer.
Caca K, Kolligs FT, Ji X, Hayes M, Qian J, Yahanda A, Rimm DL, Costa J, Fearon ER. Beta- and gamma-catenin mutations, but not E-cadherin inactivation, underlie T-cell factor/lymphoid enhancer factor transcriptional deregulation in gastric and pancreatic cancer. Molecular Cancer Research 1999, 10: 369-76. PMID: 10392898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBeta CateninCadherinsCytoskeletal ProteinsDesmoplakinsDNA-Binding ProteinsGamma CateninGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHMGB ProteinsHumansLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Molecular Sequence DataMutagenesisPancreatic NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsTCF Transcription FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription Factor 7-Like 1 ProteinTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsPhosphorylation sitesMutant proteinsGlycogen synthase kinase 3beta phosphorylation sitesGlycogen synthase kinase-3betaFactor transcription factorsPotential phosphorylation sitesSynthase kinase-3betaTCF transcriptional activityE-cadherin inactivationNH2-terminal deletionsRole of APCImportant binding partnerSerine 28TCF transcriptionTranscriptional deregulationT-cell factorBinding partnerTranscription factorsAPC proteinKinase-3betaTranscriptional activityNH2 terminusAdenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutationsCell adhesionPancreatic cancer linesFrequent mutation and nuclear localization of beta-catenin in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma.
Garcia-Rostan G, Tallini G, Herrero A, D'Aquila TG, Carcangiu ML, Rimm DL. Frequent mutation and nuclear localization of beta-catenin in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 1811-5. PMID: 10213482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear localizationSingle-strand conformational polymorphismE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesionBeta-catenin actsFrequent nuclear localizationCell-cell adhesionExon 3Conformational polymorphismBeta-catenin genePhosphorylation sitesWingless pathwayTranscriptional activationCytoplasmic proteinsSubcellular localizationMobility shiftMutational analysisNucleotide sequencingDNA sequencingNuclear translocationSomatic alterationsMutationsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaSequencingProteinFrequent mutationsFrequent Nuclear/Cytoplasmic Localization of β-Catenin without Exon 3 Mutations in Malignant Melanoma
Rimm D, Caca K, Hu G, Harrison F, Fearon E. Frequent Nuclear/Cytoplasmic Localization of β-Catenin without Exon 3 Mutations in Malignant Melanoma. American Journal Of Pathology 1999, 154: 325-329. PMID: 10027390, PMCID: PMC1850000, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)65278-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytoplasmic localizationPhosphorylation sitesE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesionGlycogen synthase kinase 3beta phosphorylation sitesMelanoma cell linesN-terminal phosphorylation sitesWnt pathwayExon 3 mutationsCell linesGlycogen synthase kinase-3betaFactor transcription factorsBeta-catenin accumulatesCell-cell adhesionSynthase kinase-3betaBeta-catenin exon 3 mutationsDNA sequencing studiesAdenomatous polyposis coliAxin proteinTranscription factorsKinase-3betaAmino terminusBeta-CateninBeta-catenin mutationsWnt pathway activationSequencing studies