β-catenin functions both in cadherin-mediated cell adhesion and the Wnt signaling pathway. In these roles, β-catenin interacts with a multitude of protein partners including cadherins ...

Brembeck, F. H., Rosario, M. & Birchmeier, W. Balancing cell adhesion and Wnt signaling, the key role of beta-catenin. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 16, 51–59 (2006). Clevers ...

β- and γ-catenin both mediate cell-to-cell adhesion with β-catenin also being involved in a signal transduction cascade that promotes cell proliferation, but their role in tumorigenesis has been ...