The orphan receptor ALK7 and the Activin receptor ALK4 mediate signaling by Nodal proteins during vertebrate development.

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Published in Genes Dev on August 01, 2001

Authors

E Reissmann1, H Jörnvall, A Blokzijl, O Andersson, C Chang, G Minchiotti, M G Persico, C F Ibáñez, A H Brivanlou

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1: Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, S-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.

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