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Parallel inhibition of cell growth and induction of cell migration and invasion in breast cancer cells by bone morphogenetic protein 4.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Nov 2010
Ketolainen Johanna M, Alarmo Emma-Leena, Tuominen Vilppu J, Kallioniemi Anne
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Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) are extracellular signaling molecules that belong to the transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) superfamily. Bone morphogenetic proteins have diverse roles during development where they regulate proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis in many different cell types by modulating the transcription of specific target genes. BMPs have also been implicated in both promotion and...
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