Article
TGF<i>β</i>Signaling in Tumor Initiation, Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition, and Metastasis
1 Jan 2015
Abstract excerpt
Retaining the delicate balance in cell signaling activity is a prerequisite for the maintenance of physiological tissue homeostasis. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) signaling is an essential pathway that plays crucial roles during embryonic development as well as in adult tissues. Aberrant TGFβ signaling activity regulates tumor progression in a cancer cell-autonomous or non-cell-autonomous fashion and...
