ReviewScience signaling2019
Specificity, versatility, and control of TGF-β family signaling.
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454 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 734 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Phytochemicals modulating TGF-β signaling in radiation-induced fibrosis.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Sarcopenia and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Liver Cirrhosis: Clinical Perspectives of Myostatin Inhibition.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Genome-Wide Characterization of the Myostatin Gene (MSTN) Ligand-Receptor System and Its Expression Patterns Associated with Growth Variation inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- RAB4A acts as a negative feedback regulator of extracellular vesicle secretion during TGF-β signaling.The FEBS journal · 2026Article
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- SerpinA3 is an Endogenous TGF-β Receptor Antagonist that Attenuates Cardiac Fibroblast Activation and Fibrotic Remodeling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- SKI is critical to counter TGF-β signaling to promote T cell function and autoimmunity.Science advances · 2026Article
- Differential expression of TGF-β1, TGF-β2, and TGF-β3 across WHO grades in meningioma: convergent evidence from mRNA, methylation, miRNA, and protein analysis.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Article
- Mechanisms and Manifestations of Ligand Bias in Signaling: Focus on Receptor Tyrosine Kinases.Chemical reviews · 2026Review
- The instructive scar - the dynamic role of extracellular matrix in biliary pathophysiology.Disease models & mechanisms · 2026Review
- Epigenetic Regulation of Bone Homeostasis in Osteoporosis: Mechanisms, Evidence Gaps, and Translational Prospects.Cell biochemistry and function · 2026Review
- An optogenetic toolkit for robust activation of FGF, BMP, & Nodal signaling in zebrafish.Developmental biology · 2026Article
- E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Mind Bomb 1 is a Novel Negative Regulator of Tumor-Suppressive BMP Signaling.Cancer research communications · 2026Article
- TGF-β2 exerts neuroprotective effects via inhibition of astrocyte-mediated inflammatory responses.BMC neuroscience · 2026Article
- SHP2 negatively regulates TGF-β signaling by destabilizing the TGF-β type I receptor.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Article
- Extracellular matrix and proteolysis: mechanisms driving irreversible changes and shaping cell behavior.The FEBS journal · 2026Review
- Decoding the Mechanism of Action of a Parasite TGFβ Antagonist Inspires the Creation of Cell-Type-Specific TGFβ Modulators.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Encoded in mammalian cells by 33 genes, the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family of secreted, homodimeric and heterodimeric proteins controls the differentiation of most, if not all, cell lineages and many aspects of cell and tissue physiology in multicellular eukaryotes. Deregulation of TGF-β family signaling leads to developmental anomalies and disease, whereas enhanced TGF-β signaling contributes to cancer and fibrosis. Here, we review the fundamentals of the signaling mechanisms that are initiated upon TGF-β ligand binding to its cell surface receptors and the dependence of the signaling responses on input from and cooperation with other signaling pathways. We discuss how cells exquisitely control the functional presentation and activation of heteromeric receptor complexes of transmembrane, dual-specificity kinases and, thus, define their context-dependent responsiveness to ligands. We also introduce the mechanisms through which proteins called Smads act as intracellular effectors of ligand-induced gene expression responses and show that the specificity and impressive versatility of Smad signaling depend on cross-talk from other pathways. Last, we discuss how non-Smad signaling mechanisms, initiated by distinct ligand-activated receptor complexes, complement Smad signaling and thus contribute to cellular responses.
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