Transforming growth factor

Introduction: Transforming growth factor

Description of Transforming growth factor

Transforming growth factor: any of several proteins secreted by transformed cells and stimulating growth of normal cells; transforming growth factor alpha binds the epidermal growth factor receptor and also stimulates growth of microvascular endothelial cells; transforming growth factor beta exists as several subtypes; all occur in hematopoietic tissue, stimulate wound healing, and in vitro are antagonists of lymphopoiesis and myelopoiesis.
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Transforming growth factor: Hormonally active polypeptides that can induce the transformed phenotype when added to normal, non-transformed cells. They have been found in culture fluids from retrovirally transformed cells and in tumor-derived cells as well as in non-neoplastic sources. Their transforming activities are due to the simultaneous action of two otherwise unrelated factors, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA and TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA.
Source: MeSH 2007

Transforming growth factor: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Transforming growth factor:

• Growth factor
• Growth
• Growth symptoms (2485 causes)
• Growth disease
• Growth disorder
• Growth problem (2485 causes)
• Factor
• Proteins
• Epidermal
• Receptor

Terms associated with Transforming growth factor:

More specific terms for Transforming growth factor:

• Transforming Growth Factor alpha
• Transforming Growth Factor beta

Source - MeSH 2007

• bone morphogenetic protein
• myostatin

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Broader terms for Transforming growth factor

• Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins

Source - MeSH 2007

• growth factor

Source - CRISP

The description of Transforming growth factor may also be used for the following terms:

• TGF alpha
• TGF beta

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Hierarchical classifications of Transforming growth factor

The following list attempts to classify Transforming growth factor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Peptides
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Transforming Growth Factors

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Proteins
    • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
      • Transforming Growth Factors

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
    • Transforming Growth Factors

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