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Summary Expression Phenotypes Gene Literature (141) GO Terms (2) Nucleotides (181) Proteins (75) Interactants (796) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-486295
Gene Symbol:
 fst

Gene Name: 
follistatin

Synonyms:
foll , follistatin , xfs ( Nomenclature history )

Gene Function:
activin and bmp7 antagonist, also antagonizes bmp2/4 but less effectively

Protein Function :
Binds directly to activin and functions as an activin antagonist which plays a role in neural induction. The short isoform is a more potent inhibitor of activin than the long isoform. Specific inhibito...[+]


InterPro :
TB dom, TB dom sf, Kazal dom sf, Kazal dom, [+]

Interactants:
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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
polycystic ovary syndrome

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Expression                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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