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Dissecting the role of TGF-beta type I receptor/ALK5 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Smad activation is crucial for both the tumor suppressive and prometastatic function.
Oncogene - 19 Jul 2007
Schniewind B, Groth S, Sebens Müerköster S, Sipos B, Schäfer H, Kalthoff H, Fändrich F, Ungefroren H
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In the present study, we have analysed the effects of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling on the growth behavior of pancreatic carcinoma cells in vitro and on their tumorigenicity in vivo. Ectopic expression of dominant-negative mutants of the TGF-beta type II receptor or type I receptor/activin receptor-like kinase 5 (ALK5) in TGF-beta-sensitive pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma PANC-1 cells...
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