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FST gene

Known as: FOLLISTATIN, FS, Follistatin Gene 
This gene is involved in the regulation of cell growth.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Functional genomics studies of oocyte competence: evidence that reduced transcript abundance for follistatin is associated with poor developmental competence of bovine oocytes.
Poor oocyte competence contributes to infertility in humans and livestock species. The molecular characteristics of such oocytes… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Nuclear factor Y and steroidogenic factor 1 physically and functionally interact to contribute to cell-specific expression of the mouse Follicle-stimulating hormone-beta gene.
FSH is a heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone secreted from the gonadotrope cell population of the anterior pituitary. Despite its… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
GnRH pulse frequency modulation of gonadotropin subunit gene transcription in normal gonadotropes-assessment by primary transcript assay provides evidence for roles of GnRH and follistatin.
We examined the time course of action of GnRH pulse frequency on gonadotropin subunit gene transcription and assessed the roles… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Evidence for activin A and follistatin involvement in the systemic inflammatory response
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Circulating follistatin concentrations are higher and activin concentrations are lower in polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Familial polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) has been proposed to be linked to a site near the follistatin gene. We studied the… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Anti-dorsalizing morphogenetic protein is a novel TGF-beta homolog expressed in the Spemann organizer.
We have identified a novel growth factor in Xenopus, which is most closely related to human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-3. Its… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Activin A induces apoptotic cell death.
Activins, members of a family of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta), are involved in the regulation of multiple… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Activin stimulation of inhibin secretion and messenger RNA levels in cultured granulosa cells.
Recent reports suggest that activin (the dimer of inhibin beta subunits with FSH-releasing activity) has specific receptors on… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Effects of transforming growth factors and inhibin-related proteins on rat preovulatory graafian follicles in vitro.
In view of recent reports on ovarian production and action of transforming growth factors (TGFs) and inhibin-related proteins… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Follistatin specifically inhibits pituitary follicle stimulating hormone release in vitro.
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