A dynamic peripheral immune landscape during human pregnancy by Xiuxing Liu, Lei Zhu, Zhaohao Huang, Zhaohuai Li, Runping Duan, He Li, Lihui Xie, Xiaozhen Chen, Wen Ding, Binyao Chen, Yuehan Gao, Juan Su, Xianggui Wang, Wenru Su

“…Reduced T- and B-cell response-related MHC-II and CD40 signaling as well as enhanced protolerance inducible costimulator and activin signaling may underlie the pregnancy-related weakening of adaptive immunity. …”
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A Chemically Defined Culture for Tooth Reconstitution by Ziwei Zhang, Hong Hu, Zhiheng Xu, Ce Shan, Hanyi Chen, Kun Xie, Kun Wang, Yifu Wang, Qing Zhu, Yike Yin, Haoyang Cai, Yunqiu Zhang, Zhonghan Li

“…Moreover, co‐stimulation of Activin A and Hedgehog/Smoothened agonist (SAG) sustained the initial induction of tooth fate from the first branchial arch, which would be otherwise quickly lost in culture. …”
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The Role of TGFβ Signaling in Squamous Cell Cancer: Lessons from Mouse Models by Adam B. Glick

“…TGFβ1 is a member of a large growth factor family including activins/inhibins and bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) that have a potent growth regulatory and immunomodulatory functions in normal skin homeostasis, regulation of epidermal stem cells, extracellular matrix production, angiogenesis, and inflammation. …”
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