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The BMP antagonists cerberus-like and noggin do not interact during mouse forebrain development.
The International journal of developmental biology - 1 Apr 2001
Borges A C, Marques S, Belo J A
Abstract excerpt
Mouse cerberus-like encodes for a secreted factor of the Cerberus/Dan family. This molecule has neural inducing capabilities and can bind to BMP-4 and nodal molecules in the extracellular space. When cerberus-like is inactivated, its function may be compensated for another molecule, since no abnormalities can be observed in the mouse mutant. Compensation mechanisms have been shown to occur between the BMP...
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