Structural biology and evolution of the TGF-β family

AP Hinck, TD Mueller… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2016 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
We review the evolution and structure of members of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-
β) family, antagonistic or agonistic modulators, and receptors that regulate TGF-β signaling …

BMP signalling: agony and antagony in the family

DP Brazil, RH Church, S Surae, C Godson, F Martin - Trends in cell biology, 2015 - cell.com
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are secreted extracellular matrix (ECM)-associated
proteins that regulate a wide range of developmental processes, including limb and kidney …

TGF-β family co-receptor function and signaling

J Nickel, P Ten Dijke, TD Mueller - Acta biochimica et …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family members, which include TGF-βs, activins and
bone morphogenetic proteins, are pleiotropic cytokines that elicit cell type-specific effects in …

BMP9 mutations cause a vascular-anomaly syndrome with phenotypic overlap with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

WL Wooderchak-Donahue, J McDonald… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - cell.com
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), the most common inherited vascular disorder,
is caused by mutations in genes involved in the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) …

The role of TGFβ signaling in microglia maturation and activation

B Spittau, N Dokalis, M Prinz - Trends in immunology, 2020 - cell.com
The pleiotropic cytokine transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGFβ1) plays pivotal roles in
different cell types, including immune cells such as T cells, monocytes/macrophages, and …

Bone morphogenetic proteins in vascular homeostasis and disease

MJ Goumans, A Zwijsen… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
It is well established that control of vascular morphogenesis and homeostasis is regulated
by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), Delta-like 4 …

Endoglin: beyond the endothelium

MJA Schoonderwoerd, MJTH Goumans… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Endoglin, a type-III accessory receptor for the Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β
superfamily pathway, is known for its crucial role during angiogenesis. Extensive work has …

Structural basis of the human endoglin-BMP9 interaction: insights into BMP signaling and HHT1

T Saito, M Bokhove, R Croci, S Zamora-Caballero… - Cell reports, 2017 - cell.com
Summary Endoglin (ENG)/CD105 is an essential endothelial cell co-receptor of the
transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) superfamily, mutated in hereditary hemorrhagic …

Endoglin as an adhesion molecule in mature and progenitor endothelial cells: a function beyond TGF-β

E Rossi, C Bernabeu, DM Smadja - Frontiers in medicine, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Endoglin (ENG) is a transmembrane glycoprotein expressed on endothelial cells that
functions as a co-receptor for several ligands of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) …

Endothelial endoglin is involved in inflammation: role in leukocyte adhesion and transmigration

E Rossi, F Sanz-Rodriguez, N Eleno… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Human endoglin is an RGD-containing transmembrane glycoprotein identified in vascular
endothelial cells. Although endoglin is essential for angiogenesis and its expression is up …