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ACVR2A protein, human

Known as: ACTRIIA, Activin Receptor Type IIA, ACTR-II 
Activin receptor type-2A (513 aa, ~58 kDa) is encoded by the human ACVR2A gene. This protein is involved in signal transduction and embryonic… 
National Institutes of Health

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ACVR2A geneEnzyme GeneHomo sapiensLigand Binding

Broader (2)

Activin A type II receptorReceptor Serine/Threonine Kinase

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Signal transduction pathway through activin receptors as a therapeutic target of musculoskeletal diseases and cancer.
Activin, myostatin and other members of the TGF-beta superfamily signal through a combination of type II and type I receptors… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Identification of BMP9 and BMP10 as functional activators of the orphan activin receptor-like kinase 1 (ALK1) in endothelial cells.
ALK1 is an endothelial-specific type I receptor of the TGFbeta receptor family whose heterozygous mutations cause hereditary… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Distinct and cooperative roles of mammalian Vg1 homologs GDF1 and GDF3 during early embryonic development.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP) Type II Receptor Deletion Reveals BMP Ligand-specific Gain of Signaling in Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cells*
Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) ligands signal by binding the BMP type II receptor (BMPR2) or the activin type II receptors… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Identification of Receptors and Signaling Pathways for Orphan Bone Morphogenetic Protein/Growth Differentiation Factor Ligands Based on Genomic Analyses*
There are more than 30 human transforming growth factor β/bone morphogenetic protein/growth differentiation factor (TGFβ/BMP/GDF… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Activin isoforms signal through type I receptor serine/threonine kinase ALK7
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Activin type IIA and IIB receptors mediate Gdf11 signaling in axial vertebral patterning.
Vertebral bodies are segmented along the anteroposterior (AP) body axis, and the segmental identity of the vertebrae is… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Inhibition of Nodal signalling by Lefty mediated through interaction with common receptors and efficient diffusion
Background: Two TGFβ‐related proteins, Nodal and Lefty, are implicated in early embryonic patterning of vertebrates. Genetic data… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Activin receptor patterning of foregut organogenesis.
Foregut development produces a characteristic sequence of gastrointestinal and respiratory organs, but the signaling pathways… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Characterization of inhibin/activin subunit, activin receptor, and follistatin messenger ribonucleic acid in human and mouse oocytes: evidence for activin's paracrine signaling from granulosa cells…
Inhibin, activin, and follistatin (FS) are gonadal proteins that appear to have a role in regulating folliculogenesis through… 
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