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Mice develop normally in the absence of Smad4 nucleocytoplasmic shuttling.
The Biochemical journal - 1 Jun 2007
Biondi Christine A, Das Debipriya, Howell Michael, Islam Ayesha, Bikoff Elizabeth K, Hill Caroline S, Robertson Elizabeth J
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Smad4 in partnership with R-Smads (receptor-regulated Smads) activates TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta)-dependent signalling pathways essential for early mouse development. Smad4 null embryos die shortly after implantation due to severe defects in cell proliferation and visceral endoderm differentiation. In the basal state, Smad4 undergoes continuous shuttling between the cytoplasm and the nucleus due...
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