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1g3j
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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE XTCF3-CBD/BETA-CATENIN ARMADILLO REPEAT COMPLEX
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Overview
The Wnt signaling pathway plays critical roles in embryonic development and tumorigenesis. Stimulation of the Wnt pathway results in the accumulation of a nuclear beta-catenin/Tcf complex, activating Wnt target genes. A crystal structure of beta-catenin bound to the beta-catenin binding domain of Tcf3 (Tcf3-CBD) has been determined. The Tcf3-CBD forms an elongated structure with three binding modules that runs antiparallel to beta-catenin along the positively charged groove formed by the armadillo repeats. Structure-based mutagenesis defines three sites in beta-catenin that are critical for binding the Tcf3-CBD and are differentially involved in binding APC, cadherin, and Axin. The structural and mutagenesis data reveal a potential target for molecular drug design studies.
Disease
Known diseases associated with this structure: Colorectal cancer OMIM:[116806], Hepatoblastoma OMIM:[116806], Hepatocellular carcinoma OMIM:[116806], Ovarian carcinoma, endometrioid type OMIM:[116806], Pilomatricoma OMIM:[116806]
About this Structure
1G3J is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Homo sapiens and Xenopus laevis. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Crystal structure of a beta-catenin/Tcf complex., Graham TA, Weaver C, Mao F, Kimelman D, Xu W, Cell. 2000 Dec 8;103(6):885-96. PMID:11136974
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