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Structural basis of BMP signalling inhibition by the cystine knot protein Noggin.
Nature - 12 Dec 2002
Groppe Jay, Greenwald Jason, Wiater Ezra, Rodriguez-Leon Joaquin, Economides Aris N, Kwiatkowski Witek, Affolter Markus, Vale Wylie W, Izpisua Belmonte Juan Carlos, Choe Senyon
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The interplay between bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and their antagonists governs developmental and cellular processes as diverse as establishment of the embryonic dorsal-ventral axis, induction of neural tissue, formation of joints in the skeletal system and neurogenesis in the adult brain. So far, the three-dimensional structures of BMP antagonists and the structural basis for inactivation have remained...
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