A tissue section from a mouse model of lung metastasis showing cancer cells (green) that have attracted and activated fibroblasts (red) to support the growth of a metastatic tumor. Image: Massagué Lab ...
For years, scientists have thought that TGF-Beta, a signaling protein that holds sway over an astonishing array of cellular processes from embryonic development to cancer, could only do its work once ...
Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1), also known as TGF-β1, CED, DPD1, and TGFB, is a polypeptide member of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily of cytokines. It is a secreted protein ...