Growth and differentiation factor 5 (GDF-5) is a homodimeric protein stabilized by a single disulfide bridge between cysteine 465 in the respective monomers, as well as by three intramolecular cysteine bridges within each subunit...
Keywords: BMP, BMP receptor, GDF-5, Smad signaling, TGF-? superfamily
04/2006 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter