Plot of ln k versus 1/T gives a straight line with a slope (m) of –Ea/R and an intercept (b) of ln A. 

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Smad4 was originally called DPC (deleted in pancreatic cancer)

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Negative regulators of TGF-β signaling are induced by TGF-β signaling (Example of Negative feedback): 

Ski 

SnoN 

I-Smads (Smad7)

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SnoN and Ski trigger abnormal cell proliferation by blocking the Smad-complex.

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Ski recruits N-CoR, which binds directly to mSin3A; mSin3A interacts with HDAC, that promotes histone deacetylation on nearby promoters, repressing gene expression

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Smad7 binds to the activated RI receptors and blocks its ability to phosphorylate Smad2 or Smad3.