title: TGF-β Family Signaling in Neural and Neuronal Differentiation, Development, and Function.
abstract: Signaling by the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) family is necessary for proper neural development and function throughout life. Sequential waves of activation, inhibition, and reactivation of TGF-β family members regulate numerous elements of the nervous system from the earliest stages of embryogenesis through adulthood. This review discusses the expression, regulation, and function of TGF-β family members in the central nervous system at various developmental stages, beginning with induction and patterning of the nervous system to their importance in the adult as modulators of inflammatory response and involvement in degenerative diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
authors.forename: Emily A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kessler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000502:physiology; D002465:Cell Movement; D002470:Cell Survival; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D004627:Embryonic Induction; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta