growth factor alpha (TGF-α) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TGFA gene. As a member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, TGF-α is a mitogenic...

(TGF-β) is a multifunctional cytokine belonging to the transforming growth factor superfamily that includes three different mammalian isoforms (TGF-β...

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and other functions in many cell types. TGF-β acts synergistically with transforming growth factor-alpha (TGF-α) in inducing transformation. It also acts...

syndrome (LDS, LDAS). TGF beta receptor 1 has been shown to interact with: Caveolin 1, Endoglin, FKBP1A, FNTA, Heat shock protein 90kDa alpha (cytosolic), member...

al. (1990) to describe a possible way of signal transduction between TGF alpha and EGFR. In this type of signaling, specific membrane-bound ligands bind...

life. It is maintained as a stem cell layer through an autocrine signal, TGF alpha, and through paracrine signaling from FGF7 (keratinocyte growth factor)...

contributions to several neuroscientific subjects, including the discoveries of TGF alpha and epidermal growth factor. He was the first to show large-scale stimulation...

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a potent cell regulatory polypeptide homodimer of 25kD. It is a multifunctional signaling molecule with more...

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