TGF-β signalling from cell membrane to nucleus through SMAD proteins
- 4 December 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 390 (6659), 465-471
- https://doi.org/10.1038/37284
Abstract
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 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-β. Inhibitory SMADs have been identified that block the activation of these pathway-restricted SMADs.Keywords
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