Opposing Roles and Potential Antagonistic Mechanism Between TGF-β and BMP Pathways: Implications for Cancer Progression

Overview

Journal EBioMedicine

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2019 Feb 28

PMID 30808576

Citations 43

Authors

Junya Ning

Yi Zhao

Yingnan Ye

Jinpu Yu

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Abstract

The transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily participates in tumour proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation, migration, invasion, immune evasion and extracellular matrix remodelling. Genetic deficiency in distinct components of TGF-β and BMP-induced signalling pathways or their excessive activation has been reported to regulate the development and progression of some cancers. As more in-depth studies about this superfamily have been conducted, more evidence suggests that the TGF-β and BMP pathways play an opposing role. The cross-talk of these 2 pathways has been widely studied in kidney disease and bone formation, and the opposing effects have also been observed in some cancers. However, the antagonistic mechanisms are still insufficiently investigated in cancer. In this review, we aim to display more evidences and possible mechanisms accounting for the antagonism between these 2 pathways, which might provide some clues for further study in cancer.

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