Smad proteins, inhibitory

Encyclopedia : S : SM : SMA : Smad proteins, inhibitory

I-SMAD or Inhibitor SMAD is a subclass of SMAD's that are involved in the modulation of transforming growth factor beta ligands. This class includes SMAD6 and SMAD7. They compete with SMAD4 and consequently regulate the transcription of its gene products.

From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.