CDB15:0001119 NODAL — ACVR2A
Experimentally validated in Mixed species; Orthology-inferred in Human, Mouse, Rat, Frog, Zebrafish, Chicken, Macaque, Pig, Dog, Cow, Chimp, Horse, Marmoset, Sheep
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Inhibition of Nodal signalling by Lefty mediated through interaction with common receptors and efficient diffusion.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms, 2002; PubMed, Mus Musculus Nodal — Xenopus tropicalis acvr2a
ABSTRACT: Two TGFbeta-related proteins, Nodal and Lefty, are implicated in early embryonic patterning of vertebrates. Genetic data suggest that Nodal is a signalling molecule, while Lefty is an antagonist of Nodal, but their precise function remains unknown.