Activin A Receptor Type 1
SKR1
ACVRLK2
ACVR1A
ALK2
Serine/Threonine-Protein Kinase Receptor R1
TGF-B Superfamily Receptor Type I
Activin Receptor-Like Kinase 2
Activin A Receptor, Type I
Activin Receptor Type-1
Activin Receptor Type I
EC 2.7.11.30
Activin A Receptor, Type II-Like Kinase 2
Hydroxyalkyl-Protein Kinase
EC 2.7.11
ACTR-I
ACTRI
ALK-2
TSR-I
TSRI
FOP
Activins are dimeric growth and differentiation factors which belong to the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of structurally related signaling proteins. Activins signal through a heteromeric complex of receptor serine kinases which include at least two type I ( I and IB) and two type II (II and IIB) receptors. These receptors are all transmembrane proteins, composed of a ligand-binding extracellular domain with cysteine-rich region, a transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic domain with predicted serine/threonine specificity. Type I receptors are essential for signaling; and type II receptors are required for binding ligands and for expression of type I receptors. Type I and II receptors form a stable complex after ligand binding, resulting in phosphorylation of type I receptors by type II receptors. This gene encodes activin A type I receptor which signals a particular transcriptional response in concert with activin type II receptors. Mutations in this gene are associated with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] CIViC Summary for ACVR1 Gene
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