Stop!: In the name of transforming growth factor-β:: keeping estrogen receptor-α-positive mammary epithelial cells from proliferating

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作者
Grimm, Sandra L. [1 ]
Rosen, Jeffrey M. [1 ]
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[1] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Mol & Cellular Biol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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10.1186/bcr1520
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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Recent genetic and cell biological studies illustrate the importance of active transforming growth factor-beta signaling in preventing the proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive cells in the normal mammary gland, and suggest how the loss of this inhibition may be important in early breast cancer progression.
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