Description
Deleted in Colorectal Carcinoma, also known as DCC is a tumor suppressor gene found in axons of the central and peripheral nervous system and in differentiated cell types of the intestine.1 DCC may participate in signaling pathways that regulate cell proliferation and/or differentiation, two cellular processes that often go awry during tumorigenesis.2 DCC is required for the formation of major axonal projections by embryonic cortical neurons, including the corpus callosum, hippocampal commissure, and cortico-thalamic tracts.3