A novel neural-specific BMP antagonist, Brorin-like, of the Chordin family.
We identified a gene encoding a novel secreted protein in mice, humans, and zebrafish. As the protein of 222 amino acids is similar to Brorin, a secreted BMP antagonist, which is a member of the Chordin family, we named it Brorin-like. Recombinant Brorin-like protein weakly but significantly inhibited the activity of BMP in mouse preosteoblastic cells and promoted neurogenesis in mouse neural precursor cells. Brorin-like was predominantly expressed in the adult brain and embryonic neural tissues. The inhibition of Brorin-like functions in zebrafish resulted in the impairment of neural development. Brorin-like potentially plays roles in neural development and functions.
Miwa
Hiroyuki
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Department of Genetic Biochemistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yoshida-shimoadachi, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Miyake
Ayumi
A
Kouta
Yuya
Y
Shimada
Akihiko
A
Yamashita
Yuki
Y
Nakayama
Yoshiaki
Y
Yamauchi
Hajime
H
Konishi
Morichika
M
Itoh
Nobuyuki
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D016475:3T3 Cells; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D019556:COS Cells; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000196:embryology / Q000235:genetics; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C546361:VWC2L protein, human; C546360:Vwc2l protein, mouse; D029961:Zebrafish Proteins; C546359:vwc2l protein, zebrafish; C054234:chordin