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Four types of Smad4 found in the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 15 May 2005
Wang Zhi Yong, Futami Kunihiko, Nishihara Ayako, Okamoto Nobuaki
Abstract excerpt
Smad4 is defined as the common-mediator Smad (Co-Smad) required for transducing signals for all transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily members. In this study, we have isolated eight distinct Smad4 full-length cDNAs from the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). These cDNAs were classified into four types and each type consisted of two subtypes. The eight cDNAs encoded four distinct proteins ranging from...
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