BMP-6 inhibits growth of mature human B cells; induction of Smad phosphorylation and upregulation of Id1

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) belong to the TGF-β superfamily and are secreted proteins with pleiotropic roles in many different cell types. A potential role of BMP-6 in the immune system has been implied by various studies of m...

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Main Authors: Kersten Christian, Sivertsen Einar A, Hystad Marit E, Forfang Lise, Smeland Erlend B, Myklebust June H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-05-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/6/9