Transforming Growth Factor beta

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A factor synthesized in a wide variety of tissues. It acts synergistically with TGF-alpha in inducing phenotypic transformation and can also act as a negative autocrine growth factor. TGF-beta has a potential role in embryonal development, cellular differentiation, hormone secretion, and immune function. TGF-beta is found mostly as homodimer forms of separate gene products TGF-beta1, TGF-beta2 or TGF-beta3. Heterodimers composed of TGF-beta1 and 2 (TGF-beta1.2) or of TGF-beta2 and 3 (TGF-beta2.3) have been isolated. The TGF-beta proteins are synthesized as precursor proteins.

Descriptor ID	D016212
MeSH Number(s)	D12.644.276.374.687 D12.644.276.954.775 D12.776.467.374.687 D12.776.467.942.775 D23.529.374.687 D23.529.942.775
Concept/Terms	Transforming Growth Factor beta Transforming Growth Factor beta Milk Growth Factor Factor, Milk Growth Growth Factor, Milk TGF-beta TGFbeta Platelet Transforming Growth Factor Bone-Derived Transforming Growth Factor Bone Derived Transforming Growth Factor

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.644.276]
Cytokines [D12.644.276.374]
Transforming Growth Factor beta [D12.644.276.374.687]
TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins [D12.644.276.954]
Transforming Growth Factor beta [D12.644.276.954.775]
Proteins [D12.776]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D12.776.467]
Cytokines [D12.776.467.374]
Transforming Growth Factor beta [D12.776.467.374.687]
TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins [D12.776.467.942]
Transforming Growth Factor beta [D12.776.467.942.775]
Biological Factors [D23]
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins [D23.529]
Cytokines [D23.529.374]
Transforming Growth Factor beta [D23.529.374.687]
TGF-beta Superfamily Proteins [D23.529.942]
Transforming Growth Factor beta [D23.529.942.775]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	1	5	6
1999	2	1	3
2001	0	1	1
2002	3	3	6
2003	2	2	4
2004	4	4	8
2005	6	9	15
2006	6	5	11
2007	6	3	9
2008	5	2	7
2009	2	6	8
2010	3	5	8
2011	6	5	11
2012	3	2	5
2013	3	3	6
2014	2	2	4
2015	0	7	7
2016	0	4	4
2017	2	2	4
2018	0	2	2
2019	4	2	6
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	0	1	1
2024	1	0	1
2025	0	2	2
2026	0	1	1

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MacCarrick G, Afifi RO, Allen R, Almpani K, Black JH, Boyce AM, Braverman AC, Cameron DE, Caplan J, Cervi E, Cha MJ, Christensen J, van de Laar IM, Demo E, Dewals W, Doyle AJ, Doyle JJ, Fischbein MP, Fleischer J, Fleischman F, Frischmeyer-Guerrerio PA, Guerrerio AL, Huguenard AL, Jani PH, Jordan CP, Kim HJ, Krebsov? A, Kockova R, Lee JS, Lobner K, Narula N, Niknahad A, Neptune E, Pedroza AJ, Perry M, Richer J, Rios-Sanchez J, Roman MJ, Russo M, Schweber J, Shalhub S, Sorber R, Speed T, Sponseller PD, Vincent TL, Whelan A, Zeiler SR, Loeys B, Dietz HC. Loeys-Dietz syndrome: 2026 updated care management primer. Genet Med. 2026 Jul; 28(7):102577.

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De Rossi G, Qiu AW, Berg M, Burgoyne T, Martello A, Da Vitoria Lobo ME, Rizzi M, Mueller S, Blackburn J, Meng Y, Walker-Samuel S, Shipley R, Chu CJ, Sivaprasad S, Greenwood J, Moss SE. Leucine-rich a-2-glycoprotein 1 initiates the onset of diabetic retinopathy in mice. Sci Transl Med. 2025 10 22; 17(821):eadn6047.

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Weissenrieder JS, Peura J, Paudel U, Bhalerao N, Weinmann N, Johnson C, Wengyn M, Drager R, Furth EE, Simin K, Ruscetti M, Stanger BZ, Rustgi AK, Pitarresi JR, Foskett JK. Mitochondrial Ca2+ controls pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis by regulating epithelial cell plasticity. Cell Rep. 2025 May 27; 44(5):115627.

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Lan XQ, Deng CJ, Wang QQ, Zhao LM, Jiao BW, Xiang Y. The role of TGF-? signaling in muscle atrophy, sarcopenia and cancer cachexia. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2024 07 01; 353:114513.

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D'Arcy Q, Gharaee-Kermani M, Zhilin-Roth A, Macoska JA. The IL-4/IL-13 signaling axis promotes prostatic fibrosis. PLoS One. 2022; 17(10):e0275064.

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Kim K, Wang X, Ragonnaud E, Bodogai M, Illouz T, DeLuca M, McDevitt RA, Gusev F, Okun E, Rogaev E, Biragyn A. Therapeutic B-cell depletion reverses progression of Alzheimer's disease. Nat Commun. 2021 04 12; 12(1):2185.

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Melendez J, Sieiro D, Salgado D, Morin V, Dejardin MJ, Zhou C, Mullen AC, Marcelle C. TGF? signalling acts as a molecular brake of myoblast fusion. Nat Commun. 2021 02 02; 12(1):749.

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Brown ML, Schneyer A. A Decade Later: Revisiting the TGF? Family's Role in Diabetes. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2021 01; 32(1):36-47.

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Albright AR, Kabat J, Li M, Raso F, Reboldi A, Muppidi JR. TGF? signaling in germinal center B cells promotes the transition from light zone to dark zone. J Exp Med. 2019 11 04; 216(11):2531-2545.

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Kumar N, Cramer GM, Dahaj SAZ, Sundaram B, Celli JP, Kulkarni RV. Stochastic modeling of phenotypic switching and chemoresistance in cancer cell populations. Sci Rep. 2019 07 26; 9(1):10845.

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