Activins

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Activins are produced in the pituitary, gonads, and other tissues. By acting locally, they stimulate pituitary FSH secretion and have diverse effects on cell differentiation and embryonic development. Activins are glycoproteins that are hetero- or homodimers of INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS.

Descriptor ID	D028341
MeSH Number(s)	D06.472.334.500 D06.472.699.009 D12.644.548.009 D12.776.395.022
Concept/Terms	Activins Activins FSH-Releasing Protein FSH Releasing Protein Protein, FSH-Releasing Activin

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists [D06]
Hormones [D06.472]
Gonadal Hormones [D06.472.334]
Activins [D06.472.334.500]
Peptide Hormones [D06.472.699]
Activins [D06.472.699.009]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Peptides [D12.644]
Peptide Hormones [D12.644.548]
Activins [D12.644.548.009]
Proteins [D12.776]
Glycoproteins [D12.776.395]
Activins [D12.776.395.022]

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Activins
Inhibin-beta Subunits

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	2	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	0	2	2
2022	0	1	1

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Kong X, Yan K, Deng P, Fu H, Sun H, Huang W, Jiang S, Dai J, Zhang QC, Liu JG, Xi Q. LncRNA-Smad7 mediates cross-talk between Nodal/TGF-? and BMP signaling to regulate cell fate determination of pluripotent and multipotent cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2022 10 14; 50(18):10526-10543.

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Sun Z, Schriewer J, Tang M, Marlin J, Taylor F, Shohet RV, Konorev EA. The TGF-? pathway mediates doxorubicin effects on cardiac endothelial cells. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2016 Jan; 90:129-38.

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Higuchi CM, Maeda Y, Horiuchi T, Yamazaki Y. A Simplified Method for Three-Dimensional (3-D) Ovarian Tissue Culture Yielding Oocytes Competent to Produce Full-Term Offspring in Mice. PLoS One. 2015; 10(11):e0143114.

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Dutta DJ, Zameer A, Mariani JN, Zhang J, Asp L, Huynh J, Mahase S, Laitman BM, Argaw AT, Mitiku N, Urbanski M, Melendez-Vasquez CV, Casaccia P, Hayot F, Bottinger EP, Brown CW, John GR. Combinatorial actions of Tgf? and Activin ligands promote oligodendrocyte development and CNS myelination. Development. 2014 Jun; 141(12):2414-28.

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Nold-Petry CA, Rudloff I, Baumer Y, Ruvo M, Marasco D, Botti P, Farkas L, Cho SX, Zepp JA, Azam T, Dinkel H, Palmer BE, Boisvert WA, Cool CD, Taraseviciene-Stewart L, Heinhuis B, Joosten LA, Dinarello CA, Voelkel NF, Nold MF. IL-32 promotes angiogenesis. J Immunol. 2014 Jan 15; 192(2):589-602.

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Ramos JW, Whittaker CA, DeSimone DW. Integrin-dependent adhesive activity is spatially controlled by inductive signals at gastrulation. Development. 1996 Sep; 122(9):2873-83.

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Ramos JW, DeSimone DW. Xenopus embryonic cell adhesion to fibronectin: position-specific activation of RGD/synergy site-dependent migratory behavior at gastrulation. J Cell Biol. 1996 Jul; 134(1):227-40.

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