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Activin A inhibits BMP-signaling by binding ACVR2A and ACVR2B.

Olsen, Oddrun Elise ; Wader, Karin Fahl ; Hella, Hanne ; Mylin, Anne Kærsgaard ; Turesson, Ingemar LU ; Nesthus, Ingerid ; Waage, Anders ; Sundan, Anders and Holien, Toril (2015) In Cell Communication and Signaling 13(1).
Abstract
Activins are members of the TGF-β family of ligands that have multiple biological functions in embryonic stem cells as well as in differentiated tissue. Serum levels of activin A were found to be elevated in pathological conditions such as cachexia, osteoporosis and cancer. Signaling by activin A through canonical ALK4-ACVR2 receptor complexes activates the transcription factors SMAD2 and SMAD3. Activin A has a strong affinity to type 2 receptors, a feature that they share with some of the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Activin A is also elevated in myeloma patients with advanced disease and is involved in myeloma bone disease.
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Cell Communication and Signaling
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1478-811X
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10.1186/s12964-015-0104-z
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English
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  abstract     = {{Activins are members of the TGF-β family of ligands that have multiple biological functions in embryonic stem cells as well as in differentiated tissue. Serum levels of activin A were found to be elevated in pathological conditions such as cachexia, osteoporosis and cancer. Signaling by activin A through canonical ALK4-ACVR2 receptor complexes activates the transcription factors SMAD2 and SMAD3. Activin A has a strong affinity to type 2 receptors, a feature that they share with some of the bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). Activin A is also elevated in myeloma patients with advanced disease and is involved in myeloma bone disease.}},
  author       = {{Olsen, Oddrun Elise and Wader, Karin Fahl and Hella, Hanne and Mylin, Anne Kærsgaard and Turesson, Ingemar and Nesthus, Ingerid and Waage, Anders and Sundan, Anders and Holien, Toril}},
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  number       = {{1}},
  publisher    = {{BioMed Central (BMC)}},
  series       = {{Cell Communication and Signaling}},
  title        = {{Activin A inhibits BMP-signaling by binding ACVR2A and ACVR2B.}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/3311596/8776806}},
  doi          = {{10.1186/s12964-015-0104-z}},
  volume       = {{13}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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