Diversity of axin in signaling pathways and its relation to colorectal cancer - PubMed (original) (raw)

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. 2011 Dec:28 Suppl 1:S259-67.

doi: 10.1007/s12032-010-9722-x. Epub 2010 Oct 30.

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Diversity of axin in signaling pathways and its relation to colorectal cancer

Nighat Parveen et al. Med Oncol. 2011 Dec.

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Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest cancers in western world, while majority of cases of CRC are sporadic, a significant minority occurs as a result of inherited genetic mutations. Various studies have demonstrated that tumorigenesis of colon arises as a result of accumulation of multiple genetic alterations targeting the single signal transduction pathway. Genetic alteration of axin has been implicated in different cancers including colorectal cancers. Axin being a multidomain protein interacts with multiple proteins and acts as major scaffold protein in signaling pathways like c-jun/SAPK, TGF-β, and Wnt. In different signaling pathways, axin utilizes different domains and hence exerts distinct roles.

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