Article
Regulation of EMT by TGFβ in cancer
28 Feb 2012
Abstract excerpt
Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) suppresses tumor formation since it inhibits cell growth and promotes apoptosis. However, in advanced cancers TGFβ elicits tumor promoting effects through its ability to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) which enhances invasiveness and metastasis; in addition, TGFβ exerts tumor promoting effects on non-malignant cells of the tumor, including suppression of immune...
