SMAD7 antagonizes key TGFβ superfamily signaling in mouse granulosa cells in vitro

Reproduction

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-11

  Gao, Yang ^a   Wen, Haixia ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Li, Qinglei ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INHIBIN B; PENTRAXIN 3; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SMAD1 PROTEIN; SMAD5 PROTEIN; SMAD7 PROTEIN; SMAD8 PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; INHIBITOR OF DIFFERENTIATION PROTEINS; LIGANDS; MICE; OOCYTES; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD7 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84880528345     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-13-0093     Document Type: Article

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