Fstl1 antagonizes BMP signaling and regulates ureter development.

Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathway plays important roles in urinary tract development although the detailed regulation of its activity in this process remains unclear. Here we report that follistatin-like 1 (Fstl1), encoding a secreted extracellular glycoprotein, is expressed in deve...

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Main Authors: Jingyue Xu, Xin Qi, Jianfeng Gong, Mingyan Yu, Fangxiong Zhang, Haibo Sha, Xiang Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22485132/pdf/?tool=EBI