title: Molecular cloning and binding properties of the human type II activin receptor.
abstract: A full-length cDNA for the type II human activin receptor was cloned by hybridization from a human testis cDNA library. The sequence encodes a 513 amino acid protein that is 99% identical, at the amino acid level, with the mouse type II activin receptor. The type II human activin receptor consists of an extracellular domain that specifically binds activin A with a Kd of 360 pM, a single-membrane spanning domain, and an intracellular kinase domain with predicted serine/threonine specificity.
authors.affiliation: Clayton Foundation Laboratories for Peptide Biology, Salk Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Vale
mesh_terms: D029404:Activin Receptors; D028341:Activins; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007265:Inhibins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D028341:Activins; D007265:Inhibins; D029404:Activin Receptors