TGF-β signalling and its role in cancer progression and metastasis

Y Drabsch, P Ten Dijke - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2012 - Springer
The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) system signals via protein kinase receptors and
SMAD mediators to regulate a large number of biological processes. Alterations of the TGF …

The two faces of transforming growth factor β in carcinogenesis

AB Roberts, LM Wakefield - Proceedings of the National …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
Over the past two decades, the perceived role of transforming growth factor ß (TGF-ß) in
carcinogenesis has undergone more plot twists than an Agatha Christie mystery. The initial …

Abrogation of TGFβ signaling in mammary carcinomas recruits Gr-1+ CD11b+ myeloid cells that promote metastasis

L Yang, J Huang, X Ren, AE Gorska, A Chytil, M Aakre… - Cancer cell, 2008 - cell.com
Aberrant TGFβ signaling is common in human cancers and contributes to tumor metastasis.
Here, we demonstrate that Gr-1+ CD11b+ myeloid cells are recruited into mammary …

TGF-β signaling: positive and negative effects on tumorigenesis

LM Wakefield, AB Roberts - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2002 - Elsevier
TGF-β binding to the cell surface triggers activation of multiple signal transduction pathways
that are connected in intricate ways with each other, and with other response networks …

Transforming growth factor-β in cancer and metastasis

SB Jakowlew - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2006 - Springer
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) is a multifunctional regulatory polypeptide that is
the prototypical member of a large family of cytokines that controls many aspects of cellular …

TGF-β and cancer

B Bierie, HL Moses - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
TGF-β signaling regulates tumorigenesis and in human cancer its signaling pathways are
often modified during tumor progression. Prior to initiation and early during progression TGF …

Histological and biological evolution of human premalignant breast disease.

DC Allred, SK Mohsin, SA Fuqua - Endocrine-related cancer, 2001 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Most human invasive breast cancers (IBCs) appear to develop over long periods of time
from certain pre-existing benign lesions. Of the many types of benign lesions in the human …

TGF-β switches from tumor suppressor to prometastatic factor in a model of breast cancer progression

B Tang, M Vu, T Booker, SJ Santner… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The TGF-β signaling network plays a complex role in carcinogenesis because it has the
potential to act as either a tumor suppressor or a pro-oncogenic pathway. Currently, it is not …

Atypical lobular hyperplasia as a unilateral predictor of breast cancer risk: a retrospective cohort study

DL Page, PA Schuyler, WD Dupont, RA Jensen… - The lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
Background Clinical decisions about atypical lobular hyperplasia are based on the belief
that later invasive breast-cancer risk is equal in both breasts. We aimed to show laterality …

TGF-β signaling in health, disease, and therapeutics

Z Deng, T Fan, C Xiao, H Tian, Y Zheng, C Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is a multifunctional cytokine expressed by almost every
tissue and cell type. The signal transduction of TGF-β can stimulate diverse cellular …