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TGF-beta type I receptor Alk5 regulates tooth initiation and mandible patterning in a type II receptor-independent manner.
Developmental biology - 1 Aug 2008
Zhao Hu, Oka Kyoko, Bringas Pablo, Kaartinen Vesa, Chai Yang
Abstract excerpt
TGF-beta superfamily members signal through a heteromeric receptor complex to regulate craniofacial development. TGF-beta type II receptor appears to bind only TGF-beta, whereas TGF-beta type I receptor (ALK5) also binds to ligands in addition to TGF-beta. Our previous work has shown that conditional inactivation of Tgfbr2 in the neural crest cells of mice leads to severe craniofacial bone defects. In this study,...
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