transforming growth factor
- transforming growth factor
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Proteins secreted by transformed cells that can stimulate growth of normal cells. Unfortunate misnomer, since they induce aspects of transformed phenotype, such as growth in semi-solid agar, but do not actually transform. TGF- a,
a 50 amino acid
polypeptide originally isolated from viral-transformed rodent cells, contains
EGF-like domain and binds to
EGF receptor. Stimulates growth of microvascular endothelial cells, ie. is angiogenic. TGF- b polypeptide,
a homodimer of two 112 chains, is secreted by many different
cell types, stimulates wound healing but
in vitro is also
a growth inhibitor for certain
cell types. The
TGF family includes many of the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs).
Dictionary of molecular biology.
2004.
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