Regulation of TGF-β signalling by protein phosphatases

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 430, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-198

  Liu, Ting ^a   Feng, Xin Hua ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dephosphorylation; Phosphorylation; Protein phosphatase; Smad; Transforming growth factor (TGF ) signalling

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR FUNCTION; CRITICAL STEPS; DEPHOSPHORYLATIONS; HOMOEOSTASIS; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; REVERSIBLE PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS; SIGNALLING PATHWAYS; SMAD; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTORS;

PEPTIDES; PHOSPHATASES;

PHOSPHORYLATION;

PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; MODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD PROTEINS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 77956682613     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20100427     Document Type: Review

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