Genetic and biochemical analysis of TGFβ signal transduction

Richard W. Padgett, Cathy Savage, Pradeep Das

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Abstract

TGFβ-like ligands are involved in many different developmental processes that pattern a variety of tissues in invertebrates and vertebrates. In the last few years, rapid progress has been made toward elucidating the developmental roles of the TGFβ-like pathways and identifying the novel components involved in transducing their signals, particularly the newly discovered Smads. This rapid progress has been the result of a synergy between classical genetic approaches and biochemical approaches, and this combined approach is likely to propel future understanding of the signaling pathway use by TGFβ.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
JournalCytokine and Growth Factor Reviews
Volume8
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Immunology and Allergy
  • Immunology
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Keywords

  • Caenorhabditis elegans
  • Drosophila
  • Signal transduction
  • Smad proteins
  • TGFβ

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