Smad3 Mediates Transforming Growth Factor-β–Induced α-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression
- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- Published by American Thoracic Society in American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
- Vol. 29 (3) , 397-404
- https://doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2003-0063oc
Abstract
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)–induced α-smooth muscle actin (ASMA) expression is a key indicator of myofibroblast differentiation from fibroblasts. Recent studies suggest that a TGF-β contro...Keywords
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