Association of the APC gene product with beta-catenin - PubMed (original) (raw)

. 1993 Dec 10;262(5140):1731-4.

doi: 10.1126/science.8259518.

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Association of the APC gene product with beta-catenin

B Rubinfeld et al. Science. 1993.

Abstract

Mutations in the human APC gene are linked to familial adenomatous polyposis and to the progression of sporadic colorectal and gastric tumors. To gain insight into APC function, APC-associated proteins were identified by immunoprecipitation experiments. Antibodies to APC precipitated a 95-kilodalton protein that was purified and identified by sequencing as beta-catenin, a protein that binds to the cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin. An antibody specific to beta-catenin also recognized the 95-kilodalton protein in the immunoprecipitates. These results suggest that APC is involved in cell adhesion.

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