New Paper on TGM Engineering: a new inhibitor of fibroblast TGF-β signalling

Cunningham, K.T., Ciancia, C., Campion, T., van Dinther, M., Davis, N. Duffy, A., Power, L., Sanders, A., Singh, S.P., Smyth, D.J., Thompson, E., White, R., Hinck, A.P., ten Dijke, P. and  Maizels, R.M. (2026) Molecular engineering of the helminth TGFβ mimetics, TGM1 and TGM4 reveals a novel antagonist of TGF-β signaling in fibroblasts.  FASEB Journal 40: e71338. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202503194R

New paper comparing the TGF-β mimics TGM1 and TGM4 reveal that the latter is a novel antagonist of signalling in fibroblasts, attributable to Domains 1and 2 which bind to TGF-β receptor I (TGFBR1). Open Access PDF.