Identification of a structural domain that distinguishes the actions of the type 1 and 2 isoforms of transforming growth factor beta on endothelial cells.
Qian S, Burmester J, Merwin J, Madri J, Sporn M, Roberts A. Identification of a structural domain that distinguishes the actions of the type 1 and 2 isoforms of transforming growth factor beta on endothelial cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1992, 89: 6290-6294. PMID: 1631120, PMCID: PMC49486, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.89.14.6290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndothelial cellsFetal bovine heart endothelial cellsMicrovascular endothelial cellsGrowth factor betaHeart endothelial cellsAortic endothelial cellsBovine aortic endothelial cellsFactor betaType 1Amino acids 40Beta moleculesInhibition of growthAmino acids 1Biological potencyCellsGreater activity