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The mode of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) receptor oligomerization determines different BMP-2 signaling pathways.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 15 Feb 2002
Nohe Anja, Hassel Sylke, Ehrlich Marcelo, Neubauer Florian, Sebald Walter, Henis Yoav I, Knaus Petra
Abstract excerpt
Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are multifunctional proteins regulating cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. BMP-2 signals via two types of receptors (BRI and BRII) that are expressed at the cell surface as homomeric as well as heteromeric complexes. Prior to ligand binding, a low but measurable level of BMP-receptors is found in preformed hetero-oligomeric complexes. The major fraction of the...
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