Antimetastatic Role of Smad4 Signaling in Colorectal Cancer

TGF-β/Smad signaling suppresses progression and metastasis of CRC cells and tumors in mice. Loss of Smad4 might underlie the functional shift of TGF-β from a tumor suppressor to a tumor promoter; inhibitors of TGF-β signaling might be developed as CRC therapeutics.