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plakoglobin

Known as: gamma Catenin [Chemical/Ingredient], gamma-Catenin, Catenin, gamma 
A multi-functional catenin that is highly homologous to BETA CATENIN. Gamma catenin binds CADHERINS and helps link their cytoplasmic tails to ACTIN… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (1)

Actin-Binding Protein
CadherinsIn BloodJUP geneProcess of secretion

Narrower (2)

JUP protein, humanJup protein, mouse

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Expression of cadherins and catenins correlates with distinct histologic types of ovarian carcinomas.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Abnormalities of E- and P-cadherin and catenin (beta-, gamma-catenin, and p120ctn) expression in endometrial cancer and endometrial atypical hyperplasia.
Abnormal expression of cadherins and catenins plays a critical role in the initiation and progression of multiple human tumours… 
2002
2002
Expression of E-cadherin and alpha-, beta-, gamma-catenin proteins in endometrial carcinoma.
Loss of the cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin is suggested to promote tumor invasion and distant metastasis in tumor development… 
2001
2001
Expression patterns of alpha-, beta- and gamma-catenin in pancreatic cancer: correlation with E-cadherin expression, pathological features and prognosis.
BACKGROUND The E-cadherin-catenin cell adhesion complex has been implicated in tumour invasion and metastasis. In this study, we… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Genes regulated in human breast cancer cells overexpressing manganese-containing superoxide dismutase.
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Nuclear localization of β‐catenin in normal and carcinogenic endometrium
We have previously shown that the connexin (Cx) 26 and 32 genes are expressed during the secretory phase of the human endometrium… 
1999
1999
Abnormal expression of the E-cadherin-catenin complex in dysplastic Barrett's oesophagus.
It is now accepted that altered E-cadherin-catenin complex expression in oesophageal cancer correlates with clinical and… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Coexpression of both types of desmosomal cadherin and plakoglobin confers strong intercellular adhesion.
Desmosomes are unique intercellular junctions in that they invariably contain two types of transmembrane cadherin molecule… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Interaction of the DF3/MUC1 Breast Carcinoma-associated Antigen and β-Catenin in Cell Adhesion*
The DF3/MUC1 mucin-like glycoprotein is aberrantly overexpressed in human breast carcinomas. The functional role of DF3 is… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Association of plakoglobin with APC, a tumor suppressor gene product, and its regulation by tyrosine phosphorylation.
Plakoglobin is a cytoplasmic protein localized in both adherens junctions and desmosomes. Little is known about its function, but… 
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