Betaglycan binds inhibin and can mediate functional antagonism of activin signalling

Nature

Volumn 404, Issue 6776, 2000, Pages 411-414

  Lewis, Kathy A ^a   Gray, Peter C ^a   Blount, Amy L ^a   MacConell, Leigh A ^a   Wiater, Ezra ^a   Bitezikjian, Louise M ^a   Vate, Wylie ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; GLYCAN; INHIBIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CROSS LINKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS; ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MALE; MICE; OVARY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RECEPTORS, GROWTH FACTOR; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS;

EID: 0034704753     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35006129     Document Type: Article

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