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Insensitivity to Transforming Growth Factor-β Results from Promoter Methylation of Cognate Receptors in Human Prostate Cancer Cells (LNCaP)
19 May 2005
Abstract excerpt
Prostate cancers often develop insensitivity to TGF-beta to gain a growth advantage. In this study, we explored the status of promoter methylation of TGF-beta receptors (TbetaRs) in a prostate cancer cell line, LNCaP, which is insensitive to TGF-beta. Sensitivity to TGF-beta was restored in cells treated with 5-Aza-2'-deoxycytidine (5-Aza), as indicated by an increase in the expression of phosphorylated Smad-2,...
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