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Nuclear targeting of transforming growth factor-beta-activated Smad complexes.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 3 Jun 2005
Chen Hong Bing, Rud Jonathan G, Lin Kai, Xu Lan
Abstract excerpt
Upon stimulation by the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), Smad2 and Smad3 are phosphorylated at their C termini and assemble into stable heteromeric complexes with Smad4. These complexes are the functional entities that translocate into the nucleus and regulate the expression of TGF-beta target genes. Here we report that the TGF-beta-activated phospho-Smad3/Smad4 complex utilizes an importin-independent...
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