The Balance of Cell Surface and Soluble Type III TGF-β Receptor Regulates BMP Signaling in Normal and Cancerous Mammary Epithelial Cells

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are members of the TGF-β superfamily that are over-expressed in breast cancer, with context dependent effects on breast cancer pathogenesis. The type III TGF-β receptor (TβRIII) mediates BMP signaling. While TβRIII expression is lost during breast cancer progressi...

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Main Authors: Catherine E. Gatza, Jennifer L. Elderbroom, Sun Young Oh, Mark D. Starr, Andrew B. Nixon, Gerard C. Blobe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558614000621