Talk:Catenin beta-1

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Possible topics for expansion of the article
Bgumbardo (talk) 17:16, 14 March 2013 (UTC)Depalmal (talk) 17:18, 14 March 2013 (UTC) Yanchen91 (talk)
 * Description of function in linking ECM to the actin network
 * More focused description of the activities of beta-catenin in the wnt signaling pathway, use concrete examples and genes affected
 * Role in cancer transformation, how the signaling pathway is changed
 * How beta-catenin mediated signals help to establish body axes and other features in embryos

Work Space for Introduction
β-catenin contributes to early vital events in embryonic formation by determining the dorsal-ventral axis of the developing organism. The induction of this activity is mediated by the wnt pathway and is established during early to mid epiboly. The cells of the future dorsal regions of the embryo express significantly higher levels of β-catenin in both the cytoplasm and the nuclei. Cells with increased wnt signaling degrade β-catenin to a lesser degree and cause increased accumulation in the nucleus. Within the nucleus,β-catenin binds to TCF and enables it to activate transcription of selected genes. The transcriptional regulation activities of β-catenin exist in a separate protein domain from its functions in cell adhesion. The overexpression of wnt and other signaling pathways can cause anchorage-independent growth in mature organisms, leading to cancers. Depalmal (talk) 00:52, 23 March 2013 (UTC)

β-catenin is a dual function protein, regulating the coordination of cell–cell adhesion and gene transcription, processes essential for early embryonic development. β-catenin plays a role in cell-cell adhesion by controlling cadherin-mediated cell adhesion at the plasma membrane and by mediating the interplay of adherens junction molecules with the actin cytoskeleton. At the plasma membrane, β-catenin by functions by linking cadherins (E-cad) to α-catenin (α-cat). As a component of adherens junctions, β-catenin binds to the intracellular domain of the transmembrane protein cadherin, a Ca2+-dependent adhesion molecule, and links cadherin to the actin cytoskeleton through the adaptor protein α-catenin. The E-cadherin–β-catenin–α-catenin linked complex at the adherens junctions allows for the formation of a dynamic, rather than a stable, link to the actin cytoskeleton. Yanchen91 (talk)

β-catenin is an oncogenic protein involved in multiple types of cancers by excessive Wnt signaling. The proteins glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta, axin, and adenomatous polyposis coli interact to form a destruction complex which degrades β-catenin in the cytoplasm. Active Wnt signaling leads to the removal of axin and thus the disassembly of the destruction complex. This loss in active degradation of β-catenin results in a rise in β-catenin levels allowing β-catenin to enter the nucleus. In the nucleus, β-catenin interacts with TCF/LEF family transcription factors which go on to activate various oncogenes associated with growth and proliferation. β-catenin inhibitors can aid in the treatment of these cancers. Bgumbardo (talk) 01:20, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Potential Sources
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Introduction paragraph

In this introduction paragraph I added a few words which I thought allowed the paragraph to flow smoother. I also think that there could be wikilinks used for CTNNB1, armadillo, and early embryonic development because as a reader who may not be familiar with such terms, trying to get more background information would be beneficial to understanding the article as a whole.

Structure

This paragraph had a good and plentiful use of wikilinks, sufficient and clear information. However, although there was a wikilink for alpha-catenin here, the section preceding this one also included something about alpha-catenin so I think the wikilink should have been placed in the preceding section rather than in this one.

Role in Cell to Cell Adhesion

While this paragraph is very informative, clear, with smooth transitions from one sentence to the next, it could also use more wikilinks for terms such as gastrulation, mesoderm, transcription factor.

Role in Wnt Signaling

There were no citations used in this paragraph of the article. I replaced a few words in the sentence bolded to allow the ideas to flow smoother because before it had been two very short fragmented sentences.

The rest of the article contained a good number of citations as well as wikilinks. The transition in the paragraphs were also very smooth and easy to follow. The entire article as a whole was great--it shows a great depth of research, use of time, and use of space. One thing I would suggest is to read the article and ask yourself if someone who may not be as familiar with many of the mentioned terms in this article would be able to completely understand all of the terms used. Thinking about this would help you incorporate even more wikilinks. I would also suggest an expansion of the introduction--there is definitely more background information that the reader should know beforehand! External links should also be used--there were none in this article and I believe you need at least six of them! I think the last image used in the article should either be made larger or replaced because it is very difficult to see all of the details unless you click on the actual image.

Sungta (talk) 01:34, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Overall, I think this is a great article! You’ve provided a good amount of information broken down in a clear and appropriate manner. The introduction provides a nice concise overview, but I might think about changing the order of the sentences around so that the opening sentence provides a stronger, more descriptive summary of beta-catenin. For example, you could say:

"Beta-catenin (or β-catenin) is a subunit of the cadherin protein complex and acts as an intracellular signal transducer in the Wnt signaling pathway.[3][4][5] In humans, β-catenin is encoded by the CTNNB1 gene.[1][2] In Drosophila, the homologous protein is called armadillo. β-catenin is a dual function protein, regulating the coordination of cell–cell adhesion and gene transcription, processes essential for early embryonic development."

While this intro is definitely sufficient for anyone familiar with developmental biology, you could possibly add a few sentences of history/background for less informed readers.

The structure section could probably use a few more wikilinks and possibly a citation for the last sentence. The other sections all have a pretty good usage of wikilinks and references. I think the clinical significance section is great.

I’m not sure what’s going on with the beta selection subsection as it currently appears blank. If you plan on keeping and expanding it, you could consider eliminating it as a subsection and possibly changing the main section to embryo development and beta selection. This is just a personal preference, but I usually only create subsections if there is going to be more than one.

All of the images are appropriate and add to the article. Of course, it would be better if you could find a clearer or larger image of the signal transduction pathway, but the current one is fine when enlarged. If possible, I would add a short description to the RNA expression pathway picture so that readers understand what it represents.

As a whole, I think this is a great article. It is well written and flows well within and between sections. The amount and level of content is great and everything is referenced appropriately.

Mcrippen (talk) 21:23, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

I suggest rewriting the leader paragraph, specifically by putting the last sentence which does a good job of summing up the topic at the very start, as a layman's introduction for non-biologists and putting the more comlicated and technical stuff about the Wnt proteins etc later in the paragraph. These details could possibly be moved into one of the body paragraphs as some of them are quite specific and not important to an over-arching summary.

The paragraphs on structure, embryo development, and clinical significance could use more linking to other articles where they mention technical terms that someone who hasn't studied much biology would be confused by. In addition, the paragraphs on emryo development, role in wnt signalling pathway and clinical significance could use a sentence or two at the beginning of the paragraphs briefly summarising the subtopic without too much technical language, so the reader won't be too overwhelmed and can understand the paragraphs with more of a real world context.

The role in the wnt signalling pathway paragraph needs in text citations, but otherwise the level of reference is good. I'm assuming the subheading of beta selection under embryo developmet is going to have text added, but if not then you're obviously going to delete this.

The images with the article are very good – appropriate, clear and have succinct captions. Dickhitch (talk) 23:36, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Wiki Pages Newly Linked to Beta-Catenin
prostate cancer, pilomatricoma, mesoderm, gastrulation, cell adhesion, actin, cell junction

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I will add a new, improved framework to this article. It will take some time: please, do not be impatient. It will incorporate most of the already existing content, but I will change the titles and remove the images to substitute them with newer, more enlightening figures. Though many of the cell biologists may find the new framework not for their taste (with a lot of structural/molecular details), please do not undo these changes. Instead, feel free to add cell biology related content & references. The draft is already on its way. I have put much work to make something nice for you, guys! Bubus (talk) 20:54, 29 June 2013 (UTC)


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Pronunciation?
I was initially taught to pronounce catenin as "cat'nin" just like the word adeno (as in adenocarcinoma) is pronounced "ad'no" not "ad-e-no" or "adeeno." You don't say "adeenocarcinoma" so you also don't say "beta cateenin." But it seems lots of people pronounce the e in this word (either short or long). This article did not help clarify this simple yet important point. Does anyone know the correct pronunciation? 162.82.215.197 (talk) 13:24, 13 August 2013 (UTC)

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