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A Critical Role of Tropomyosins in TGF-β Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility in Epithelial Cells
19 Aug 2004
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We have investigated transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta)-mediated induction of actin stress fibers in normal and metastatic epithelial cells. We found that stress fiber formation requires de novo protein synthesis, p38Mapk and Smad signaling. We show that TGF-beta via Smad and p38Mapk up-regulates expression of actin-binding proteins including high-molecular-weight tropomyosins, alpha-actinin and calponin...
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