TGF-β signal transduction

J Massagué - Annual review of biochemistry, 1998 - annualreviews.org
The transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) family of growth factors control the development
and homeostasis of most tissues in metazoan organisms. Work over the past few years has …

TGF-β signalling from cell membrane to nucleus through SMAD proteins

CH Heldin, K Miyazono, P Ten Dijke - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
The recent identification of the SMAD family of signal transducer proteins has unravelled the
mechanisms by which transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signals from the cell membrane …

Signaling mechanisms of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition

DM Gonzalez, D Medici - Science signaling, 2014 - science.org
The epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an essential mechanism in embryonic
development and tissue repair. EMT also contributes to the progression of disease …

Bone morphogenetic proteins

DI Chen, M Zhao, GR Mundy - Growth factors, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are multi-functional growth factors that belong to the
transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily. The roles of BMPs in embryonic …

Smad transcription factors

J Massagué, J Seoane, D Wotton - Genes & development, 2005 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Smad transcription factors lie at the core of one of the most versatile cytokine signaling
pathways in metazoan biology—the transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) pathway. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Direct binding of Smad3 and Smad4 to critical TGFβ‐inducible elements in the promoter of human plasminogen activator inhibitor‐type 1 gene

S Dennler, S Itoh, D Vivien, P ten Dijke, S Huet… - The EMBO …, 1998 - embopress.org
Smad proteins play a key role in the intracellular signalling of transforming growth factor β
(TGFβ), which elicits a large variety of cellular responses. Upon TGFβ receptor activation …

The Spemann organizer signal noggin binds and inactivates bone morphogenetic protein 4

LB Zimmerman, JM De Jesus-Escobar, RM Harland - Cell, 1996 - cell.com
Signals released by the Spemann organizer of the amphibian gastrula can directly induce
neural tissue from ectoderm and can dorsalize ventral mesoderm to form muscle. The …

[HTML][HTML] The MAD-related protein Smad7 associates with the TGFβ receptor and functions as an antagonist of TGFβ signaling

H Hayashi, S Abdollah, Y Qiu, J Cai, YY Xu… - Cell, 1997 - cell.com
TGFβ signaling is initiated when the type I receptor phosphorylates the MAD-related protein,
Smad2, on C-terminal serine residues. This leads to Smad2 association with Smad4 …

TGF-β family signaling in tumor suppression and cancer progression

J Seoane, RR Gomis - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) induces a pleiotropic pathway that is modulated by the
cellular context and its integration with other signaling pathways. In cancer, the pleiotropic …

The roles of signaling pathways in bone repair and regeneration

M Majidinia, A Sadeghpour… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Regenerative medicine has sparked interest in potential strategies for bone repair. Bone
defects are widespread and could be caused by trauma, congenital malformations …