Structural highlights
Function
[GDF2_MOUSE] Potent circulating inhibitor of angiogenesis. Could be involved in bone formation. Signals through the type I activin receptor ACVRL1 but not other Alks. Signaling through SMAD1 in endothelial cells requires TGF-beta coreceptor endoglin/ENG.[1] [GDF2_HUMAN] Potent circulating inhibitor of angiogenesis. Could be involved in bone formation. Signals through the type I activin receptor ACVRL1 but not other Alks.[2] [3]
References
- ↑ Nolan-Stevaux O, Zhong W, Culp S, Shaffer K, Hoover J, Wickramasinghe D, Ruefli-Brasse A. Endoglin requirement for BMP9 signaling in endothelial cells reveals new mechanism of action for selective anti-endoglin antibodies. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e50920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050920. Epub 2012 Dec 27. PMID:23300529 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050920
- ↑ David L, Mallet C, Keramidas M, Lamande N, Gasc JM, Dupuis-Girod S, Plauchu H, Feige JJ, Bailly S. Bone morphogenetic protein-9 is a circulating vascular quiescence factor. Circ Res. 2008 Apr 25;102(8):914-22. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.165530. Epub, 2008 Feb 28. PMID:18309101 doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.107.165530
- ↑ Mahlawat P, Ilangovan U, Biswas T, Sun LZ, Hinck AP. Structure of the Alk1 extracellular domain and characterization of its bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) binding properties. Biochemistry. 2012 Aug 14;51(32):6328-41. Epub 2012 Aug 2. PMID:22799562 doi:10.1021/bi300942x
