| Literature DB >> 9393997 |
C H Heldin1, K Miyazono, P ten Dijke.
Abstract
The recent identification of the SMAD family of signal transducer proteins has unravelled the mechanisms by which transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signals from the cell membrane to the nucleus. Pathway-restricted SMADs are phosphorylated by specific cell-surface receptors that have serine/threonine kinase activity, then they oligomerize with the common mediator Smad4 and translocate to the nucleus where they direct transcription to effect the cell's response to TGF-beta. Inhibitory SMADs have been identified that block the activation of these pathway-restricted SMADs.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9393997 DOI: 10.1038/37284
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN: 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962