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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway is involved in transforming growth factor-beta1-induced phenotypic modulation of 10T1/2 cells to smooth muscle cells.
Cellular signalling - 1 Aug 2006
Lien Sheng-Chieh, Usami Shunichi, Chien Shu, Chiu Jeng-Jiann
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1) is known to induce phenotypic modulation of mesenchymal cells to SMCs. However, the intracellular signals regulating induction of the SMC phenotype of mesenchymal cells have not been fully clarified. In the present study, we examined the role of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) superfamily and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt in the...
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