Evidence that Immunosuppression is an Intrinsic Property of the Alpha-Fetoprotein Molecule

Production of transforming growth factor beta by human T lymphocytes and its potential role in the regulation of T cell growth.

John H. Kehrl, Lalage M. Wakefield, Anita B. Roberts et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 1986 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +15

Latent transforming growth factor-beta in serum. A specific complex with alpha 2-macroglobulin.

Maureen D. O'Connor‐McCourt, Lalage M. Wakefield · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1987 · 430 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +12

Normal embryo fibroblasts release transforming growth factors in a latent form

David A. Lawrence, Renée Pircher, Cécile Krycève‐Martinerie et al. · Journal of Cellular Physiology · 1984 · 330 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology +10

Enhanced secretion from insect cells of a foreign protein fused to the honeybee melittin signal peptide

Daniel C. Tessier, David Y. Thomas, Henry E. Khouri et al. · Gene · 1991 · 291 citations

Life Sciences, Entomology, Molecular Biology +13

Primary structures of human alpha-fetoprotein and its mRNA.

Tsuto MORINAGA, M Sakai, T Wegmann et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1983 · 262 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +17