Specific targeting of TGF-beta family ligands demonstrates distinct roles in the regulation of muscle mass in health and disease

Justin L Chen; Kelly L Walton; Adam Hagg; Timothy D Colgan; Katharine Johnson; Hongwei Qian; Paul Gregorevic; Craig A Harrison

Journal article

Specific targeting of TGF-beta family ligands demonstrates distinct roles in the regulation of muscle mass in health and disease

Justin L Chen, Kelly L Walton, Adam Hagg, Timothy D Colgan, Katharine Johnson, Hongwei Qian, Paul Gregorevic, Craig A Harrison

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | NATL ACAD SCIENCES | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1620013114

University of Melbourne Researchers

Hongwei Qian Author Anatomy and Neuroscience

Paul Gregorevic Author Anatomy and Neuroscience

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia

Funding Acknowledgements

We acknowledge the technical assistance of the Monash Health Translation Precinct Medical Genomics Facility-Australian Cancer Research Foundation Centre for Cancer Genomic Medicine. C.A.H. and P.G. were supported by grant and fellowship funding (Grants 1078907, 1046782, and 1077703) from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Australia. J.L.C. was supported by fellowships from the Cancer Council Victoria and the Endocrine Society Australia. An Early Career Seed Grant from the Victorian Cancer Agency supported K.L.W. The Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute are supported in part by the Operational Infrastructure Support Program of the Victorian Government.