abnormal dauer formation protein 4 | |||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||
Organism | |||||||
Symbol | daf-4 | ||||||
Entrez | 175781 | ||||||
HomoloGene | 124563 | ||||||
UniProt | P50488 | ||||||
Other data | |||||||
Chromosome | III: 5.63 - 5.63 Mb | ||||||
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The DAF-4 gene encodes for the only type II receptor of TGF-beta signaling pathway in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans,[1] with the ligands Daf-7 or Dbl-1.[2] When binds to the ligand Daf-7, Daf-4 complexed with the type I receptor Daf-1, and activated the Smad Protein Daf-8/14. By contrast, when binds to Dbl-1, Daf-4 complexed with the Sma-6 type I receptor, and activated the Sma-2/3/4.[3]