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TGFBI deficiency predisposes mice to spontaneous tumor development.
Cancer research - 1 Jan 2009
Zhang Ye, Wen Gengyun, Shao Genze, Wang Cuidong, Lin Chyuansheng, Fang Hongbo, Balajee Adayabalam S, Bhagat Govind, Hei Tom K, Zhao Yongliang
Abstract excerpt
Loss of TGFBI, a secreted protein induced by transforming growth factor-beta, has been implicated in cell proliferation, tumor progression, and angiogenesis by in vitro studies. However, in vivo antitumor functions of TGFBI as well as the underlying molecular mechanism are not well understood. To these aims, we have generated a mouse model with disruption of TGFBI genomic locus. Mice lacking TGFBI show a retarded...
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