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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Silvio Bicciato
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-14491 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cell 20090401 1
TGFbeta ligands act as tumor suppressors in early stage tumors but are paradoxically diverted into potent prometastatic factors in advanced cancers. The molecular nature of this switch remains enigmatic. Here, we show that TGFbeta-dependent cell migration, invasion and metastasis are empowered by mutant-p53 and opposed by p63. Mechanistically, TGFbeta acts in concert with oncogenic Ras and mutant-p53 to induce the assembly of a mutant-p53/p63 protein complex in which Smads serve as essential pla ...[more]