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Oncogenic ras represses transforming growth factor-beta /Smad signaling by degrading tumor suppressor Smad4.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Aug 2001
Saha D, Datta P K, Beauchamp R D
Abstract excerpt
The loss of growth-inhibitory responses to transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is a frequent consequence of malignant transformation. Smad2, Smad3, and Smad4 proteins are important mediators of the antiproliferative responses to TGF-beta and may become inactivated in some human cancers. Epithelial cells harboring oncogenic Ras mutations often exhibit a loss of TGF-beta antiproliferative responses. To...
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