GDF1
Encyclopedia
Growth differentiation factor-1 (GDF1) is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the GDF1 gene
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GDF1 belongs to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily
that has a role in left-right patterning and mesoderm
induction during embryonic development. It is found in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves of embryos.
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the GDF1 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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GDF1 belongs to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily
Transforming growth factor beta superfamily
The transforming growth factor beta superfamily is a large family of structurally related cell regulatory proteins that was named after its first member, TGF-β1, originally described in 1983....
that has a role in left-right patterning and mesoderm
Mesoderm
In all bilaterian animals, the mesoderm is one of the three primary germ cell layers in the very early embryo. The other two layers are the ectoderm and endoderm , with the mesoderm as the middle layer between them.The mesoderm forms mesenchyme , mesothelium, non-epithelial blood corpuscles and...
induction during embryonic development. It is found in the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves of embryos.