α-Catenin inhibits glioma cell migration, invasion, and proliferation by suppression of β-catenin transactivation

H Ji, J Wang, B Fang, X Fang, Z Lu - Journal of neuro-oncology, 2011 - Springer
Patients with glioblastomas, the most common primary tumors of the central nervous system,
have poor prognoses because of uncontrolled tumor cell invasion and proliferation. β …

β-Catenin overexpression in malignant glioma and its role in proliferation and apoptosis in glioblastma cells

X Liu, L Wang, S Zhao, X Ji, Y Luo, F Ling - Medical Oncology, 2011 - Springer
Abstract β-Catenin, a core component of Wnt/β-catenin signaling, has been shown to be a
crucial factor in a broad range of tumors, while its role in glioma is not well understood. In …

β‑catenin knockdown inhibits the proliferation of human glioma cells in vitro and in vivo

Z Wang, Q Chen - Experimental and Therapeutic …, 2016 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract β‑catenin is a crucial oncogene that is capable of regulating cancer progression.
The aim of the present study was to clarify whether β‑catenin was associated with the …

Nuclear translocation of β-catenin is essential for glioma cell survival

Z Shi, X Qian, L Li, J Zhang, S Zhu, J Zhu… - Journal of Neuroimmune …, 2012 - Springer
Identification of molecular pathways that are essential for cancer cell survival is vital for
understanding the underlying biology, as well as to design effective cancer therapeutics. β …

Tyrosine phosphorylation of β-catenin affects its subcellular localization and transcriptional activity of β-catenin in Hela and Bcap-37 cells

HY Qian, DG Zhang, HW Wang, DS Pei… - Bioorganic & Medicinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the relationship between tyrosine phosphorylation of β-catenin and
transcriptional activity of β-catenin in Hela and Bcap-37 cells, genistein (a tyrosine kinase …

Differential expression of β-catenin in human glioblastoma multiforme and normal brain tissue

H Yano, A Hara, K Takenaka, K Nakatanit… - Neurological …, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Angiogenesis is considered to play an important role in the development of malignant brain
tumors, especially glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Abnormal vascular construction with a …

β-catenin inhibits cell growth of a malignant mesothelioma cell line, NCI-H28, with a 3p21. 3 homozygous deletion

N Usami, Y Sekido, O Maeda, K Yamamoto, JD Minna… - Oncogene, 2003 - nature.com
We have found that a malignant mesothelioma cell line, NCI-H28, had a chromosome 3p21.
3 homozygous deletion containing the β-catenin gene (CTNNB1), which suggested that the …

Nuclear phosphorylated Y142 β-catenin accumulates in astrocytomas and glioblastomas and regulates cell invasion

M Náger, M Santacana, D Bhardwaj, J Valls, I Ferrer… - Cell Cycle, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a fast growing brain tumor characterized by extensive
infiltration into the surrounding tissue and one of the most aggressive cancers. GBM is the …

Overexpression of cytoplasmic β-catenin inhibits the metastasis of the murine osteosarcoma cell line LM8

T Kidani, A Nakamura, S Kamei, Y Norimatsu… - Cancer cell …, 2014 - Springer
Background Previously, we found that treatment of LM8 murine osteosarcoma cells with
genistein, an isoflavone found in soy, increased the cellular level of β-catenin and …

Pharmacological modulation of beta‐catenin and its applications in cancer therapy

R Thakur, DP Mishra - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Beta‐catenin (β‐catenin) is a multifunction protein with a central role in
physiological homeostasis. Its abnormal expression leads to various diseases including …