Activin A induces phosphorylation of Smad2 but not complex formation of Smad2 with Smad4 in human colon cancer cell line HT-29

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2042-2044

  Pholnukulkit, Pimara ^a   Sonoyama, Kei ^a   Kawabata, Jun ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Activin A; Colon cancer; HT 29; Smad2; Smad4

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN A; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; INHIBIN; MADH2 PROTEIN, RAT; MADH4 PROTEIN, RAT; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN HT29; CHEMISTRY; COLON TUMOR; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SERODIAGNOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HT29 CELLS; HUMANS; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRECIPITIN TESTS; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 2842558283     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.2042     Document Type: Article

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