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Mutant activin-like kinase 2 in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva are activated via T203 by BMP type II receptors.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jan 2015
Fujimoto Mai, Ohte Satoshi, Osawa Kenji, Miyamoto Arei, Tsukamoto Sho, Mizuta Takato, Kokabu Shoichiro, Suda Naoto, Katagiri Takenobu
Abstract excerpt
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive heterotopic ossification in soft tissues, such as the skeletal muscles. FOP has been shown to be caused by gain-of-function mutations in activin receptor-like kinase (ALK)-2, which is a type I receptor for bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). In the present study, we examined the molecular mechanisms that underlie the...
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