SMAD destruction turns off signalling

被引:10
作者
Heldin, CH
ten Dijke, P
机构
[1] Ludwig Inst Canc Res, S-75124 Uppsala, Sweden
[2] Netherlands Canc Inst, Div Cellular Biochem, NL-1066 CX Amsterdam, Netherlands
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10.1038/70223
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
SMAD proteins are key signal-transduction molecules whose activity must be tightly regulated. SMADs can be activated by phosphorylation, and at least one, Smad2, can be deactivated by degradation by protein-crunching proteasomes in the nucleus.
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页码:E195 / E197
页数:3
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