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SUBMITTER: Park R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8301062 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Robin R Coveler Andrew L AL Cavalcante Ludimila L Saeed Anwaar A
Biology 20210701 7
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta is a ubiquitously and constitutively expressed molecule with pleiotropic function. It acts as a protooncogene in the development of several solid tumors including pancreatic cancer through its involvement in various cellular processes including cell proliferation, survival, invasion and metastasis, as well as autophagy. Furthermore, the level of aberrant glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta expression in the nucleus is inversely correlated with tumor differentiation an ...[more]