Role of β-catenin activation levels and fluctuations in controlling cell fate

E Pedone, L Marucci - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cells have developed numerous adaptation mechanisms to external cues by controlling
signaling-pathway activity, both qualitatively and quantitatively. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway …

[HTML][HTML] Wnt signals are transmitted through N‐terminally dephosphorylated β‐catenin

FJT Staal, M van Noort, GJ Strous, HC Clevers - EMBO reports, 2002 - embopress.org
Abstract β‐catenin mediates Wnt signaling by acting as the essential co‐activator for TCF
transcription factors. Wnt signaling increases the half‐life and therefore the absolute level of …

The time-resolved genomic impact of Wnt/β-catenin signaling

P Pagella, S Söderholm, A Nordin, G Zambanini… - Cell systems, 2023 - cell.com
Wnt signaling orchestrates gene expression via its effector, β-catenin. However, it is
unknown whether β-catenin binds its target genomic regions simultaneously and how this …

Complexity of the Wnt/β‑catenin pathway: Searching for an activation model

GG Tortelote, RR Reis, F de Almeida Mendes… - Cellular signalling, 2017 - Elsevier
Wnt signaling refers to a conserved signaling pathway, widely studied due to its roles in
cellular communication, cell fate decisions, development and cancer. However, the exact …

Synergy with TGFβ ligands switches WNT pathway dynamics from transient to sustained during human pluripotent cell differentiation

J Massey, Y Liu, O Alvarenga, T Saez… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
WNT/β-catenin signaling is crucial to all stages of life. It controls early morphogenetic events
in embryos, maintains stem cell niches in adults, and is dysregulated in many types of …

Discovery of novel small molecule activators of β-catenin signaling

F Verkaar, M van der Stelt, WM Blankesteijn… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Wnt/β-catenin signaling plays a major role in embryonic development and adult stem cell
maintenance. Reduced activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway underlies …

Quantifying β-catenin subcellular dynamics and cyclin D1 mRNA transcription during Wnt signaling in single living cells

P Kafri, SE Hasenson, I Kanter, J Sheinberger, N Kinor… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Signal propagation from the cell membrane to a promoter can induce gene expression. To
examine signal transmission through sub-cellular compartments and its effect on …

Context-dependent regulation of the β-catenin transcriptional complex supports diverse functions of Wnt/β-catenin signaling

T Masuda, T Ishitani - The journal of biochemistry, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Wnt/β-catenin signaling is activated repeatedly during an animal's lifespan, and it controls
gene expression through its essential nuclear effector, β-catenin, to regulate …

Protein kinase A activation enhances β-catenin transcriptional activity through nuclear localization to PML bodies

M Zhang, E Mahoney, T Zuo, PK Manchanda… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The Protein Kinase A (PKA) and Wnt signaling cascades are fundamental pathways
involved in cellular development and maintenance. In the osteoblast lineage, these …

Regulation of β-catenin signaling in the Wnt pathway

A Kikuchi - Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 2000 - Elsevier
β-Catenin not only regulates cell to cell adhesion as a protein interacting with cadherin, but
also functions as a component of the Wnt signaling pathway. The Wnt signaling pathway is …