Betaglycan: A multifunctional accessory

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 339, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 180-189

  Bilandzic, Maree ^a   Stenvers, Kaye L ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Betaglycan; Inhibin; TGF receptor III

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; BETA ARRESTIN 2; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INHIBIN; SMAD2 PROTEIN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 3;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYTOPLASM; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENITAL TRACT CANCER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE SECTION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; GONADS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEOGLYCANS; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 79958024264     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.04.014     Document Type: Article

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