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STRING protein interaction network
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splice isoforms or post-translational modifications are collapsed, i.e. each node represents all the proteins produced by a single, protein-coding gene locus.
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FSTFollistatin; Binds directly to activin and functions as an activin antagonist. Specific inhibitor of the biosynthesis and secretion of pituitary follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). (344 aa)    
Predicted Functional Partners:
INHBA
Inhibin beta A chain; Inhibins and activins inhibit and activate, respectively, the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibins/activins are involved in regulating a number of diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. Inhibins appear to oppose the functions of activins.
   
 0.996
INHBB
Inhibin subunit beta B.
   
 0.993
MSTN
Growth/differentiation factor 8; Acts specifically as a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth; Belongs to the TGF-beta family.
    
 0.986
INHBE
Inhibin subunit beta E.
    
 0.929
GDF11
Growth differentiation factor 11.
    
 0.928
INHBC
Inhibin subunit beta C.
    
 0.926
CHRD
Chordin; Dorsalizing factor. Key developmental protein that dorsalizes early vertebrate embryonic tissues by binding to ventralizing TGF-beta family bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and sequestering them in latent complexes.
      
 0.893
BMP7
Bone morphogenetic protein 7.
    
 0.809
BMPR2
Receptor protein serine/threonine kinase; Belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. TKL Ser/Thr protein kinase family. TGFB receptor subfamily.
    
 
 0.771
BMP4
Bone morphogenetic protein 4.
    
 0.763
Your Current Organism:
Equus caballus
NCBI taxonomy Id: 9796
Other names: E. caballus, Equus przewalskii f. caballus, Equus przewalskii forma caballus, domestic horse, equine, horse
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