Absence of integrin-mediated TGFβ1 activation in vivo recapitulates the phenotype of TGFβ1-null mice
The multifunctional cytokine transforming growth factor (TGF) β1 is secreted in a latent complex with its processed propeptide (latency-associated peptide [LAP]). TGFβ1 must be functionally released from this complex before it can engage TGFβ receptors. One mechanism of latent TGFβ1 activation invol...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Rockefeller University Press
2007
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2064053/ |