title: Transcriptional impairment of beta-catenin/E-cadherin complex is not associated with beta-catenin mutations in colorectal carcinomas.
abstract: We report the absence of beta-catenin mutations in 63 sporadic colorectal carcinomas (SCRCs) with demonstrated decreased beta-catenin and E-cadherin mRNA expression and E-cadherin protein expression in a subset of carcinomas examined, suggesting that beta-catenin mutations are an extremely rare phenomenon in SCRCs and are not responsible for the transcriptional impairment of the beta-catenin/E-cadherin adhesion complex observed in these tumours.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Military Academy, Laboratory of Research, Athens, Greece. garinis@gen.fgg.eur.nl
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Garinis
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Spanakis
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Menounos
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Manolis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peros
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018807:Polymorphism, Single-Stranded Conformational; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D051176:beta Catenin
chemical_list: C495270:CTNNB1 protein, human; D015820:Cadherins; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015534:Trans-Activators; D051176:beta Catenin