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XTrR-I is a TGFbeta receptor and overexpression of truncated form of the receptor inhibits axis formation and dorsalising activity.
Mechanisms of development - 1 Jul 1998
Mahony D, Weis F M, Massagué J, Gurdon J B
Abstract excerpt
We have previously cloned a type I serine/threonine kinase receptor from Xenopus, namely XTrR-I. We show here that XTrR-I is able to bind and mediate the activity of TGFbeta1, but is unable to mediate response to activin or BMP-4. We have made a truncated receptor construct that can act as a dominant negative mutant receptor, and this can block the activity of TGFbeta2 but not that of activin. Overexpression of...
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