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Abstract
Tissue-specific alternate splicing is an important means of regulating gene expression during development. The effector proteins for the transforming growth factor-beta signaling pathway, the SMADs, encode distinct isoforms generated via alternate splicing, which appear to have distinct tissue-specific expression profiles and functions. Here, we discuss the roles of various SMAD isoforms, and the consequences of mis-regulation of SMAD splicing in development and tissue homeostasis.Mesh:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20148926 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-169X.2009.01163.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dev Growth Differ ISSN: 0012-1592 Impact factor: 2.053