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Facts about Growth/differentiation factor 2.
Signaling through SMAD1 in endothelial cells requires TGF-beta coreceptor endoglin/ENG. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | GDF2 |
| Uniprot: | Q9UK05 |
| Entrez: | 2658 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| TGF-beta family |

BMP9; BMP-9; BMP9BMP-9Bone morphogenetic protein 9; GDF2; GDF-2; growth differentiation factor 2; growth/differentiation factor 2
Mass (kDA):
47.32 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 10q11.22 |
| Sequence: | 10; NC_000010.11 (47322454..47327588) |
Detected in blood plasma (at protein level).
Secreted.




PMID: 18309101 by David L., et al. Bone morphogenetic protein-9 is a circulating vascular quiescence factor.
PMID: 21737454 by Castonguay R., et al. Soluble endoglin specifically binds bone morphogenetic proteins 9 and 10 via its orphan domain, inhibits blood vessel formation, and suppresses tumor growth.