title: Characterization of type I receptors for transforming growth factor-beta and activin.
abstract: Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) and activin exert their effects by binding to heteromeric complexes of type I and type II receptors. The type II receptors for TGF-beta and activin are transmembrane serine-threonine kinases; a series of related receptors, denoted activin receptor-like kinase (ALK) 1 to 5, have recently been identified, and ALK-6 is described here. ALK-5 has been shown to be a functional TGF-beta type I receptor. A systematic analysis revealed that most ALKs formed heteromeric complexes with the type II receptors for TGF-beta and activin after overexpression in COS cells; however, among the six ALKs, only ALK-5 was a functional TGF-beta type I receptor for activation of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1, and only ALK-2 and ALK-4 bound activin with high affinity.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: ten Dijke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ichijo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Franzén
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laiho
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyazono
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Heldin
mesh_terms: D029404:Activin Receptors; D028341:Activins; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D052005:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I; D002460:Cell Line; D007265:Inhibins / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D017978:Receptors, Growth Factor; D018125:Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D028341:Activins; D007265:Inhibins; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; D029404:Activin Receptors; C498214:BMPR1B protein, human; C498215:Bmpr1b protein, mouse; D052005:Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I