| Literature DB >> 12127716 |
Atsuhito Nakao, Ko Okumura, Hideoki Ogawa.
Abstract
Smad7 is a major inhibitory regulator of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta signaling. Smad7 expression is induced by TGF-beta itself and other signaling pathways, indicating a key role for Smad7 in feedback or cross-talk control of TGF-beta signaling. Recent reports have implicated Smad7 as a crucial regulator of TGF-beta activity in human disease; aberrant expression of Smad7 is involved in inflammatory bowel disease and scleroderma. Thus, modulation of Smad7 expression could provide a novel therapeutic basis for TGF-beta-associated disorders.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12127716 DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4914(02)02376-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Mol Med ISSN: 1471-4914 Impact factor: 11.951