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Transforming Growth Factor beta

Known as: TGFbeta, Milk Growth Factor, Transforming growth factors-beta 
A factor synthesized in a wide variety of tissues. It acts synergistically with TGF-alpha in inducing phenotypic transformation and can also act as a… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
TGFβ mediates activation of transglutaminase 2 in response to oxidative stress that leads to protein aggregation
Transglutaminase 2 (TGase2) is a ubiquitously expressed enzyme that catalyzes irreversible post‐translational modification of… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Growth factor signalling in prostatic growth: significance in tumour development and therapeutic targeting
The intricate balance maintained between cell growth and proliferation factors and apoptosis‐inducing factors is fundamental to… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Involvement of Calcineurin in Transforming Growth Factor-β-mediated Regulation of Extracellular Matrix Accumulation*
Calcineurin is a calcium-dependent, serine/threonine phosphatase that functions as a signaling intermediate. In this study, we… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Rescues Target-Deprived Sympathetic Spinal Cord Neurons But Requires Transforming Growth Factor-β as Cofactor In Vivo
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a potent neurotrophic factor for several populations of CNS and peripheral… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Potent suppression of IL‐12 production from monocytes and dendritic cells during endotoxin tolerance
Endotoxin tolerance, the down‐regulation of a subset of endotoxin‐driven responses after an initial exposure to endotoxin, may… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Characterization of the Promoter Region of the Human Transforming Growth Factor-β Type II Receptor Gene *
Diminished cellular responsiveness to transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is frequently correlated with decreased transcription… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Production of transforming growth factor-beta by Mycobacterium avium-infected human macrophages is associated with unresponsiveness to IFN-gamma.
Transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) is a potent immunoregulatory molecule. It modulates production of cytokines, such… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Transforming growth factor-beta and IL-1 beta act in synergy to enhance IL-6 secretion by the intestinal epithelial cell line, IEC-6.
Intestinal epithelial cells are a potentially important source for a number of cytokines that may modulate the immune response at… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Response of prostate cancer cells to peptide growth factors: transforming growth factor-beta.
The growth of human prostate cancer and its relationship to the surrounding stroma are controlled by complex mechanisms that are… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Human and bovine milk contain different sets of growth factors.
Growth factor activity is present in human milk throughout the lactation period but is in bovine milk only during the colostral… 
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