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A peptide that participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and many other diverse functions.See Also: inhibin
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Activin — Protein Name=inhibin, beta A (activin A, activin AB alpha polypeptide) caption=The Activin dimer, from 2ARV.pdb Symbol=INHBA AltSymbols= HGNCid=6066 Chromosome=7 Arm=p Band= LocusSupplementaryData=15 p13 ECnumber= OMIM=147290 EntrezGene=3624… … Wikipedia
Activin — Inhibin Beta A Kette (Dimer) Struktur von PDB 2ARV Inhibin ist im menschlichen Organismus ein als Glykoprotein gebildetes Proteohormon, welches in den Sertolizellen der Hoden und in den Granulosazellen der Eierstöcke gebildet wird. Es reguliert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
activin — b subunits of inhibin (which is an ab heterodimer) ; since there are two isoforms, A and B, there are three forms of activin, AA, BB and AB. Receptor has serine/threonine kinase activity in its cytoplasmic domain … Dictionary of molecular biology
Activin type 2 receptors — The Activin type 2 receptors modulate signals for ligands belonging to the Transforming growth factor beta superfamily of ligands. These include: Activin (or Inhibin), Bone morphogenetic proteins and Nodal. They are involved in a host of… … Wikipedia
Activin receptor — An Activin receptor is a receptor which binds activin.Types include: * Activin type 1 receptors * Activin type 2 receptorsExternal links* … Wikipedia
Activin type 1 receptors — The Activin type I receptors transduce signals for a variety of members of the Transforming growth factor beta superfamily of ligands. This family of cytokines and hormones include activin, Anti müllerian hormone (AMH), bone morphogenetic… … Wikipedia
activin-response factor — Induced in early Xenopus blastomeres by activin, Vg 1 and TGF b, binds to activin response element in the mix 2 homeobox gene. The ARF complex contains XMAD2, a Xenopus homologue of the Drosophila Mad gene product, and FAST 1, a winged helix… … Dictionary of molecular biology
activin — ac·ti·vin (ăkʹtə vĭn, ăk tĭvʹĭn) n. A polypeptide growth factor that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and the gonads and stimulates the secretion of follicle stimulating hormone. [activate + inhibin(from its activating follicle stimulating … Universalium
activin — Placental hormone that reaches maximum levels in maternal serum during labor. [active + in] * * * ac·ti·vin (akґtĭ vin) any of several polypeptide growth and differentiation factors, members of the transforming growth factor β… … Medical dictionary
ACVR1B — Activin A receptor, type IB, also known as ACVR1B, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: ACVR1B activin A receptor, type IB| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=91| accessdate = ]… … Wikipedia
