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Conditional deletion of Smad1 and Smad5 in somatic cells of male and female gonads leads to metastatic tumor development in mice.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2008
Pangas Stephanie A, Li Xiaohui, Umans Lieve, Zwijsen An, Huylebroeck Danny, Gutierrez Carolina, Wang Degang, Martin James F, Jamin Soazik P, Behringer Richard R, Robertson Elizabeth J, Matzuk Martin M
Abstract excerpt
The transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) family has critical roles in the regulation of fertility. In addition, the pathogenesis of some human cancers is attributed to misregulation of TGFbeta function and SMAD2 or SMAD4 mutations. There are limited mouse models for the BMP signaling SMADs (BR-SMADs) 1, 5, and 8 because of embryonic lethality and suspected genetic redundancy. Using tissue-specific ablation...
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