Wnt Signaling in Human Development: Beta-Catenin Nuclear Translocation in Fetal Lung, Kidney, Placenta, Capillaries, Adrenal, and Cartilage (original) (raw)
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The Wnt signaling pathway is involved in both normal development and tumorigenesis. Activation of the pathway results in stabilization and nuclear translocation of beta-catenin protein. Nuclear localization of beta-catenin has been used to identify tumors in which mutations in APC or beta-catenin activate Wnt signaling. We analyzed the subcellular localization of beta-catenin immunohistochemically in human fetal and postnatal tissues to identify activation of Wnt signaling during development. Nuclear beta-catenin is present in capillary endothelium, mesenchyme surrounding renal tubules, adrenal cortex, cartilage anlage, placental cytotrophoblast, and pulmonary acinar buds. These investigations suggest a defined role for Wnt signaling in human fetal development and provide a catalogue of non-neoplastic tissues with nuclear beta-catenin staining.
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA, USA
Charles G. Eberhart & Pedram Argani
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Received August 2, 2000; accepted November 1, 2000.
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Eberhart, C., Argani, P. Wnt Signaling in Human Development: Beta-Catenin Nuclear Translocation in Fetal Lung, Kidney, Placenta, Capillaries, Adrenal, and Cartilage.Pediatr. Dev. Pathol. 4, 351–357 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10024001-0037-y
- Published: 24 February 2014
- Issue Date: July 2001
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10024001-0037-y