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Paraspeckle factor turns TGF-β1 pro-metastatic

The roles of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) depend on the cellular context. Paraspeckle component 1 now arises as a driver of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stemness transcription factors to redirect effectors from tumour suppressive to pro-metastatic gene promoters, emerging as a contextual determinant of TGF-β function.

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Fig. 1: PSPC1 switches TGF-β signalling towards a pro-metastatic phenotype.

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Salvador, F., Gomis, R.R. Paraspeckle factor turns TGF-β1 pro-metastatic. Nat Cell Biol 20, 367–369 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-018-0078-3

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