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Receptor expression modulates the specificity of transforming growth factor‐β signaling pathways
11 Mar 2009
Abstract excerpt
In current models of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family signaling, type II receptors activate specific activin receptor-like kinase (ALK) type I receptors. These serine/threonine kinases activate ligand-dependent receptor regulated (R)-Smad by phosphorylating carboxy-terminal serines. We found that the receptor expression levels affected the phosphorylation and activation of the two R-Smad...
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