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DPC4/SMAD4 mediated tumor suppression of colon carcinoma cells is associated with reduced urokinase expression.
Oncogene - 20 May 1999
Schwarte-Waldhoff I, Klein S, Blass-Kampmann S, Hintelmann A, Eilert C, Dreschers S, Kalthoff H, Hahn S A, Schmiegel W
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We recently identified DPC4/Smad4 as a candidate tumor suppressor gene mutated or lost in one half of pancreatic carcinomas and in a subset of colon and biliary tract carcinomas. DPC4 plays a key role in signal transduction of the TGF-beta superfamily of molecules and inactivation of TGF-beta med...
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