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Facts about Activin receptor type-1C.
Type II receptors phosphorylate and activate type I receptors which autophosphorylate, then bind and activate SMAD transcriptional regulators, SMAD2 and SMAD3. Receptor for activin AB, activin B and NODAL.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | ACVR1C |
Uniprot: | Q8NER5 |
Entrez: | 130399 |
Belongs to: |
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protein kinase superfamily |
activin A receptor, type IC; Activin receptor type IC; activin receptor type-1C; Activin receptor-like kinase 7; Activin RIC; ACTR-IC; ACVR1C; ACVRLK7; ALK7; ALK-7; ALK7ALK-7; EC 2.7.11; EC 2.7.11.30
Mass (kDA):
54.871 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 2q24.1 |
Sequence: | 2; NC_000002.12 (157526767..157628864, complement) |
Present in pancreas, heart, colon, small intestine, ovary and the hippocampus, medulla oblongata and putamen of the brain. Isoform 1, isoform 2, isoform 3 and isoform 4 are all expressed in the placenta throughout pregnancy.
Membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.
PMID: 12063393 by Bondestam J., et al. cDNA cloning, expression studies and chromosome mapping of human type I serine/threonine kinase receptor ALK7 (ACVR1C).
PMID: 12606401 by Roberts H.J., et al. Identification of novel isoforms of activin receptor-like kinase 7 (ALK7) generated by alternative splicing and expression of ALK7 and its ligand, Nodal, in human placenta.