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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2016

Measuring TGF-β Ligand Dynamics in Culture Medium.

Zipei Feng, Zhike Zi, Xuedong Liu

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zipei FengDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
Zhike ZiOtto-Warburg Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, 14195, Germany.
Xuedong LiuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA. xuedong.Liu@colorado.edu.

Funding

Quantitative Analysis of Mechanochemical Signaling in Wound ResponseR01AR068254 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI LIU, XUEDONG · 2015 to 2021
$1.8M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR068254
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

TGF-β plays an important role in a myriad of cell activities including differentiation, proliferation, and growth arrest. These effects are influenced by the concentration of TGF-β in the surrounding milieu, which is interpreted by mammalian cells and subsequently translated into meaningful signals that guide their proliferation, survival, or death. To predict cellular responses to TGF-ß signaling based on molecular mechanisms, it is important to consider how cells respond to different ligand doses and how variations in ligand exposure impact Smad signaling dynamics and subsequent gene expression. Here we describe methods to measure TGF-β concentration in the environment and approaches to perturb cellular TGF-β exposure to gain a quantitative understanding of signaling dynamics of this pathway.

Indexed as

LigandsAnimalsBlotting, WesternCell Culture TechniquesCell LineCulture Media, ConditionedHumansTransforming Growth Factor betaCulture Media, ConditionedLigandsTransforming Growth Factor betaSignalingSMADSwitch-like responseTGF-β

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PMID26520139
PMCPMC6116904

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