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Reconstitution Of β-catenin Degradation In Xenopus Egg Extract
Published on: June 17, 2014
β-Catenin: A Metazoan Filter for Biological Noise?
Saba Rezaei-Lotfi1,2, Neil Hunter1,2, Ramin M Farahani1,2
1IDR/Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Abstract:
Molecular noise refers to fluctuations of biological signals that facilitate phenotypic heterogeneity in a population. While endogenous mechanisms exist to limit genetic noise in biological systems, such restrictions are sometimes removed to propel phenotypic variability as an adaptive strategy. Herein, we review evidence for the potential role of β-catenin in restricting gene expression noise by transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. We discuss mechanisms that restrict intrinsic noise subsequent to nuclear mobilization of β-catenin. Nuclear β-catenin promotes initiation of transcription but buffers against the resultant noise by restraining transcription elongation. Acceleration of cell cycle, mediated via Wnt/β-catenin downstream signals, further diminishes intrinsic noise by curtailing the efficiency of protein synthesis. Extrinsic noise, on the other hand, is restricted by β-catenin-mediated regulation of major cellular stress pathways.
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