Nuclear Smad7 Overexpressed in Mesenchymal Cells Acts as a Transcriptional Corepressor by Interacting with HDAC-1 and E2F to Regulate Cell Cycle

Summary Smad family proteins are essential intracellular mediators that regulate transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) ligand signaling. In response to diverse stimuli, Smad7 is rapidly expressed and acts as a cytoplasmic inhibitor that selectively interferes with signals elicited from TGF-β family r...

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Main Authors: Takashi Emori, Koki Kitamura, Kenji Okazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2012-02-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/1/3/247