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Spheroid Assay to Measure TGF-β-induced Invasion
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2011
An assay to quantitatively measure Transforming Growth Factor (TGF)-β-induced invasion in 3-dimensional collagen gels is described. This assay takes advantage of the MCF10A series of cell lines, which represent different stages of breast cancer development. This method can be adopted to be used with other cell lines and might be used to investigate other potential activators or inhibitors of invasion.
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Beta
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2024
Beta is a crucial metric in finance used to assess an investment's risk and expected return relative to the overall market. It is calculated as the slope of the line in a scatterplot that compares the returns of an individual stock to the returns of the market benchmark, typically represented by a broad market index. Beta quantifies how much a stock's price moves in response to market movements, providing insight into its volatility and systematic risk. A beta of one indicates that the stock's...
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TGF - β Signaling Pathway
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2023
The TGF-β signaling pathway regulates cell growth, differentiation, adhesion, motility, and development. TGF-β ligands that induce TGF-β signaling are synthesized in their latent form. Several proteases or cell surface receptors such as integrins act upon the latent form, releasing the active ligand. There are three types of mammalian TGF-βs: (TGF-β1, TGF-β2, and TGF-β3) that bind as homodimers or heterodimers to TGF-β receptors. The TGF-β receptors are of three kinds RI, RII, and RIII. The RI...
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In situ Quantification of Pancreatic Beta-cell Mass in Mice
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2010
The following protocol outlines the process of pancreatic dissection for virtual slice imaging, and the subsequent quantification of all GFP-tagged beta-cells in the entire pancreas.
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A Tailored HPLC Purification Protocol That Yields High-purity Amyloid Beta 42 and Amyloid Beta 40 Peptides, Capable of Oligomer Formation
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2017
Herein we report a tailored HPLC purification protocol that yields high-purity amyloid beta 42 (Aβ42) and amyloid beta 40 (Aβ40) peptides, capable of oligomer formation. Amyloid beta is a highly aggregation prone, hydrophobic peptide implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The amyloidogenic nature of the peptide makes its purification a challenge.
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Receptor binding activates serine/threonine kinase activity, which then engages Smad-dependent signaling and other intracellular pathways. These signaling routes alter cellular programs associated with epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, cytoskeletal organization, extracellular matrix remodeling, and motility. Together, the changes can make cells better able to move through surrounding tissue, linking receptor activation to invasive behavior.
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition is one cellular program induced by TGF-beta signaling that supports increased movement through tissue. In this context, cells undergo coordinated changes in motility-related behavior rather than relying on a single pathway or structure. Its importance is that it connects intracellular signaling with the broader physical changes required for local tissue invasion and, potentially, tumor progression.
Cytoskeletal changes can alter how cells generate movement, while extracellular matrix remodeling can modify the surrounding material through which they travel. TGF-beta signaling links both processes with increased cell motility, creating complementary changes inside the cell and in its environment. This combination helps explain how invasive cells can move through surrounding tissues during cancer progression or tissue remodeling.
These models provide a way to study how TGF-beta signaling is associated with cellular movement, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, cytoskeletal changes, and extracellular matrix remodeling. They can also support evaluation of signaling inhibitors and other therapeutic strategies intended to limit invasive behavior. In medicine, the resulting observations help connect molecular signaling events with tumor invasion and metastatic progression.
Experimental models can be used to examine whether interfering with TGF-beta-related signaling changes the invasive behaviors associated with the pathway. Researchers may assess the relevance of inhibition to cell motility, tissue invasion, and tumor progression within the model system. This application supports the investigation of therapeutic strategies aimed at limiting metastasis, while also linking intervention effects to pathway activity.
Research in this area helps clarify how tumors penetrate nearby tissue and acquire significance for spread to distant sites. It also supports investigation of prognostic biomarkers, which may help relate pathway activity or invasion-associated features to disease assessment. By combining mechanistic study with experimental models, medicine can evaluate potential approaches for limiting metastasis and understand tissue remodeling more fully.