Science 16 February 1990: Vol. 247. no. 4944, pp. 836 - 838 DOI: 10.1126/science.2106159

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Accelerated Ovarian Aging in the Absence of the Transcription Regulator TAF4B in Mice.

L. A. Lovasco, K. A. Seymour, K. Zafra, C. W. O'Brien, C. Schorl, and R. N. Freiman (2010)
Biol Reprod 82, 23-34
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Differential Effects of Follistatin on Nonhuman Primate Oocyte Maturation and Pre-Implantation Embryo Development In Vitro.

C. A. VandeVoort, N. R. Mtango, Y. S. Lee, G. W. Smith, and K. E. Latham (2009)
Biol Reprod 81, 1139-1146
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Upregulation of activin signaling in experimental colitis.

Y.-Q. Zhang, S. Resta, B. Jung, K. E. Barrett, and N. Sarvetnick (2009)
Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 297, G768-G780
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Renal recovery after injury: the role of Pax-2.

R. S. Lindoso, K. S. Verdoorn, and M. Einicker-Lamas (2009)
Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. 24, 2628-2633
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Role of Follistatin in Promoting Adipogenesis in Women.

J. N. Flanagan, K. Linder, N. Mejhert, E. Dungner, K. Wahlen, P. Decaunes, M. Ryden, P. Bjorklund, S. Arver, S. Bhasin, et al. (2009)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 94, 3003-3009
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Molecular Determinants of Oocyte Competence: Potential Functional Role for Maternal (Oocyte-Derived) Follistatin in Promoting Bovine Early Embryogenesis.

K.-B. Lee, A. Bettegowda, G. Wee, J. J. Ireland, and G. W. Smith (2009)
Endocrinology 150, 2463-2471
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Foxg1 promotes olfactory neurogenesis by antagonizing Gdf11.

S. Kawauchi, J. Kim, R. Santos, H.-H. Wu, A. D. Lander, and A. L. Calof (2009)
Development 136, 1453-1464
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Activin-A attenuates several human natural killer cell functions.

N. C. Robson, H. Wei, T. McAlpine, N. Kirkpatrick, J. Cebon, and E. Maraskovsky (2009)
Blood 113, 3218-3225
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A New Role for Activin in Endometrial Repair after Menses.

T. J. Kaitu'u-Lino, D. J. Phillips, N. B. Morison, and L. A. Salamonsen (2009)
Endocrinology 150, 1904-1911
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FoxL2 and Smad3 Coordinately Regulate Follistatin Gene Transcription.

A. L. Blount, K. Schmidt, N. J. Justice, W. W. Vale, W. H. Fischer, and L. M. Bilezikjian (2009)
J. Biol. Chem. 284, 7631-7645
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Delivery of recombinant follistatin lessens disease severity in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy.

F. F. Rose Jr, V. B. Mattis, H. Rindt, and C. L. Lorson (2009)
Hum. Mol. Genet. 18, 997-1005
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Regulation of Myogenic Differentiation by Androgens: Cross Talk between Androgen Receptor/ {beta}-Catenin and Follistatin/Transforming Growth Factor-{beta} Signaling Pathways.

R. Singh, S. Bhasin, M. Braga, J. N. Artaza, S. Pervin, W. E. Taylor, V. Krishnan, S. K. Sinha, T. B. Rajavashisth, and R. Jasuja (2009)
Endocrinology 150, 1259-1268
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The Structure of FSTL3{middle dot}Activin A Complex: DIFFERENTIAL BINDING OF N-TERMINAL DOMAINS INFLUENCES FOLLISTATIN-TYPE ANTAGONIST SPECIFICITY.

R. Stamler, H. T. Keutmann, Y. Sidis, C. Kattamuri, A. Schneyer, and T. B. Thompson (2008)
J. Biol. Chem. 283, 32831-32838
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Activin A reduces luteinisation of human luteinised granulosa cells and has opposing effects to human chorionic gonadotropin in vitro.

M. Myers, S. van den Driesche, A. S McNeilly, and W C. Duncan (2008)
J. Endocrinol. 199, 201-212
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Combinatorial Signals of Activin/Nodal and Bone Morphogenic Protein Regulate the Early Lineage Segregation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells.

Z. Wu, W. Zhang, G. Chen, L. Cheng, J. Liao, N. Jia, Y. Gao, H. Dai, J. Yuan, L. Cheng, et al. (2008)
J. Biol. Chem. 283, 24991-25002
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A dual role of activin A in regulating immunoglobulin production of B cells.

K. Ogawa, M. Funaba, and M. Tsujimoto (2008)
J. Leukoc. Biol. 83, 1451-1458
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A soluble activin Type IIA receptor induces bone formation and improves skeletal integrity.

R. S. Pearsall, E. Canalis, M. Cornwall-Brady, K. W. Underwood, B. Haigis, J. Ucran, R. Kumar, E. Pobre, A. Grinberg, E. D. Werner, et al. (2008)
PNAS 105, 7082-7087
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A Smad-binding Element in Intron 1 Participates in Activin-dependent Regulation of the Follistatin Gene.

A. L. Blount, J. M. Vaughan, W. W. Vale, and L. M. Bilezikjian (2008)
J. Biol. Chem. 283, 7016-7026
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Synergistic Induction of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone {beta}-Subunit Gene Expression by Gonadal Steroid Hormone Receptors and Smad Proteins.

V. G. Thackray and P. L. Mellon (2008)
Endocrinology 149, 1091-1102
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Activin-A: a novel dendritic cell-derived cytokine that potently attenuates CD40 ligand-specific cytokine and chemokine production.

N. C. Robson, D. J. Phillips, T. McAlpine, A. Shin, S. Svobodova, T. Toy, V. Pillay, N. Kirkpatrick, D. Zanker, K. Wilson, et al. (2008)
Blood 111, 2733-2743
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Female Infertility and Disrupted Angiogenesis Are Actions of Specific Follistatin Isoforms.

S.-Y. Lin, R. G. Craythorn, A. E. O'Connor, M. M. Matzuk, J. E. Girling, J. R. Morrison, and D. M. de Kretser (2008)
Mol. Endocrinol. 22, 415-429
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Transgenic expression of a myostatin inhibitor derived from follistatin increases skeletal muscle mass and ameliorates dystrophic pathology in mdx mice.

M. Nakatani, Y. Takehara, H. Sugino, M. Matsumoto, O. Hashimoto, Y. Hasegawa, T. Murakami, A. Uezumi, S. Takeda, S. Noji, et al. (2008)
FASEB J 22, 477-487
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Follistatin as an Inhibitor of Experimental Metastasis.

J. E. Talmadge (2008)
Clin. Cancer Res. 14, 624-626
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Follistatin Suppresses the Production of Experimental Multiple-Organ Metastasis by Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells in Natural Killer Cell-Depleted SCID Mice.

H. Ogino, S. Yano, S. Kakiuchi, H. Muguruma, K. Ikuta, M. Hanibuchi, H. Uehara, K. Tsuchida, H. Sugino, and S. Sone (2008)
Clin. Cancer Res. 14, 660-667
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p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Is Critical for Synergistic Induction of the FSH{beta} Gene by Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone and Activin through Augmentation of c-Fos Induction and Smad Phosphorylation.

D. Coss, C. M. Hand, K. K. J. Yaphockun, H. A. Ely, and P. L. Mellon (2007)
Mol. Endocrinol. 21, 3071-3086
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Activin increases the number of synaptic contacts and the length of dendritic spine necks by modulating spinal actin dynamics.

Y. Shoji-Kasai, H. Ageta, Y. Hasegawa, K. Tsuchida, H. Sugino, and K. Inokuchi (2007)
J. Cell Sci. 120, 3830-3837
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SMAD3 Regulates Gonadal Tumorigenesis.

Q. Li, J. M. Graff, A. E. O'Connor, K. L. Loveland, and M. M. Matzuk (2007)
Mol. Endocrinol. 21, 2472-2486
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Bone Morphogenic Protein Antagonists Are Coexpressed With Bone Morphogenic Protein 4 in Endothelial Cells Exposed to Unstable Flow In Vitro in Mouse Aortas and in Human Coronary Arteries: Role of Bone Morphogenic Protein Antagonists in Inflammation and Atherosclerosis.

K. Chang, D. Weiss, J. Suo, J. D. Vega, D. Giddens, W. R. Taylor, and H. Jo (2007)
Circulation 116, 1258-1266
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The activin A-follistatin system: potent regulator of human extracellular matrix mineralization.

M. Eijken, S. Swagemakers, M. Koedam, C. Steenbergen, P. Derkx, A. G. Uitterlinden, P. J. van der Spek, J. A. Visser, F. H. de Jong, H. A. P. Pols, et al. (2007)
FASEB J 21, 2949-2960
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Follicular Development and Expression of the Messenger Ribonucleic Acid for the Inhibin/Activin Subunits in Two Genetic Lines of Turkey Hens that Differ in Total Egg Production.

J. B. Hoffman, A. P. Benson, V. L. Christensen, B. D. Fairchild, and A. J. Davis (2007)
Poult. Sci. 86, 944-952
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An ancient chordin-like gene in organizer formation of Hydra.

F. Rentzsch, C. Guder, D. Vocke, B. Hobmayer, and T. W. Holstein (2007)
PNAS 104, 3249-3254
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Activin A Functions as a Th2 Cytokine in the Promotion of the Alternative Activation of Macrophages.

K. Ogawa, M. Funaba, Y. Chen, and M. Tsujimoto (2006)
J. Immunol. 177, 6787-6794
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Spermatogenesis does not require the local production of follistatin..

S-Y Lin, J R Morrison, M M Matzuk, and D M de Kretser (2006)
Reproduction 132, 601-605
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Ovarian feedback, mechanism of action and possible clinical implications.

I. E. Messinis (2006)
Hum. Reprod. Update 12, 557-571
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Activin Inhibits the Human Pit-1 Gene Promoter through the p38 Kinase Pathway in a Smad-Independent Manner.

C. de Guise, A. Lacerte, S. Rafiei, R. Reynaud, M. Roy, T. Brue, and J.-J. Lebrun (2006)
Endocrinology 147, 4351-4362
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Pituitary actions of ligands of the TGF-{beta} family: activins and inhibins..

L. M Bilezikjian, A. L Blount, C. J Donaldson, and W. W Vale (2006)
Reproduction 132, 207-215
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Activity-dependent Expression of occ1 in Excitatory Neurons Is a Characteristic Feature of the Primate Visual Cortex.

T. Takahata, Y. Komatsu, A. Watakabe, T. Hashikawa, S. Tochitani, and T. Yamamori (2006)
Cereb Cortex 16, 929-940
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Bone Morphogenetic Protein 5 Expression in the Rat Ovary: Biological Effects on Granulosa Cell Proliferation and Steroidogenesis.

A. Pierre, C. Pisselet, J. Dupont, M. Bontoux, and P. Monget (2005)
Biol Reprod 73, 1102-1108
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Activin Regulates Luteinizing Hormone {beta}-Subunit Gene Expression through Smad-Binding and Homeobox Elements.

D. Coss, V. G. Thackray, C.-X. Deng, and P. L. Mellon (2005)
Mol. Endocrinol. 19, 2610-2623
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Attenuation of Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Follistatin.

F. Aoki, M. Kurabayashi, Y. Hasegawa, and I. Kojima (2005)
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 172, 713-720
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Activin Controls Skin Morphogenesis and Wound Repair Predominantly via Stromal Cells and in a Concentration-Dependent Manner via Keratinocytes.

C. Bamberger, A. Scharer, M. Antsiferova, B. Tychsen, S. Pankow, M. Muller, T. Rulicke, R. Paus, and S. Werner (2005)
Am. J. Pathol. 167, 733-747
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Heparin and Activin-Binding Determinants in Follistatin and FSTL3.

Y. Sidis, A. L. Schneyer, and H. T. Keutmann (2005)
Endocrinology 146, 130-136
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Regulation of gonadotropin subunit gene transcription.

L L Burger, D J Haisenleder, A C Dalkin, and J C Marshall (2004)
J. Mol. Endocrinol. 33, 559-584
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Proteomic Analysis of Articular Cartilage Shows Increased Type II Collagen Synthesis in Osteoarthritis and Expression of Inhibin {beta}A (Activin A), a Regulatory Molecule for Chondrocytes.

M. Hermansson, Y. Sawaji, M. Bolton, S. Alexander, A. Wallace, S. Begum, R. Wait, and J. Saklatvala (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 43514-43521
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Differential Distribution of Follistatin Isoforms: Application of a New FS315-Specific Immunoassay.

A. L. Schneyer, Q. Wang, Y. Sidis, and P. M. Sluss (2004)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 89, 5067-5075
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Cloning of Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF) and EGF Receptor from the Zebrafish Ovary: Evidence for EGF as a Potential Paracrine Factor from the Oocyte to Regulate Activin/Follistatin System in the Follicle Cells.

Y. Wang and W. Ge (2004)
Biol Reprod 71, 749-760
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Inhibition of Activin Signaling Induces Pancreatic Epithelial Cell Expansion and Diminishes Terminal Differentiation of Pancreatic {beta}-Cells.

Y.-Q. Zhang, M. M. Cleary, Y. Si, G. Liu, Y. Eto, M. Kritzik, S. Dabernat, A. G. Kayali, and N. Sarvetnick (2004)
Diabetes 53, 2024-2033
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Crucial Role of Activin A in Tubulogenesis of Endothelial Cells Induced by Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor.

K. Maeshima, A. Maeshima, Y. Hayashi, S. Kishi, and I. Kojima (2004)
Endocrinology 145, 3739-3745
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Growth Differentiation Factor 9 Regulates Expression of the Bone Morphogenetic Protein Antagonist Gremlin.

S. A. Pangas, C. J. Jorgez, and M. M. Matzuk (2004)
J. Biol. Chem. 279, 32281-32286
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Intra-pituitary regulation of gonadotrophs in male rodents and primates.

S. J Winters and J. P Moore (2004)
Reproduction 128, 13-23
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Granulosa Cell-Specific Inactivation of Follistatin Causes Female Fertility Defects.

C. J. Jorgez, M. Klysik, S. P. Jamin, R. R. Behringer, and M. M. Matzuk (2004)
Mol. Endocrinol. 18, 953-967
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Overexpression of Follistatin-Like 3 in Gonads Causes Defects in Gonadal Development and Function in Transgenic Mice.

Y. Xia, Y. Sidis, and A. Schneyer (2004)
Mol. Endocrinol. 18, 979-994
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The Bone Morphogenetic Protein System In Mammalian Reproduction.

S. Shimasaki, R. K. Moore, F. Otsuka, and G. F. Erickson (2004)
Endocr. Rev. 25, 72-101
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The Role of Follistatin Domains in Follistatin Biological Action.

H. T. Keutmann, A. L. Schneyer, and Y. Sidis (2004)
Mol. Endocrinol. 18, 228-240
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Expression of activins C and E induces apoptosis in human and rat hepatoma cells.

S. Vejda, N. Erlach, B. Peter, C. Drucker, W. Rossmanith, J. Pohl, R. Schulte-Hermann, and M. Grusch (2003)
Carcinogenesis 24, 1801-1809
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Crystal Structures of the Heparan Sulfate-binding Domain of Follistatin: INSIGHTS INTO LIGAND BINDING.

C. A. Innis and M. Hyvonen (2003)
J. Biol. Chem. 278, 39969-39977
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Activin A is an autocrine activator of rat pancreatic stellate cells: potential therapeutic role of follistatin for pancreatic fibrosis.

N Ohnishi, T Miyata, H Ohnishi, H Yasuda, K Tamada, N Ueda, H Mashima, and K Sugano (2003)
Gut 52, 1487-1493
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Follistatin-Related Gene (FLRG) Expression in Human Endometrium: Sex Steroid Hormones Regulate the Expression of FLRG in Cultured Human Endometrial Stromal Cells.

H.-Q. Wang, K. Takebayashi, K. Tsuchida, M. Nishimura, and Y. Noda (2003)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 88, 4432-4439
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Concentrations of Progesterone, Follistatin, and Follicle-Stimulating Hormone in Peripheral Plasma Across the Estrous Cycle and Pregnancy in Merino Ewes That Are Homozygous or Noncarriers of the Booroola Gene.

Y. Xia, T. O'Shea, R. Murison, and J.R. McFarlane (2003)
Biol Reprod 69, 1079-1084
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Regulation of Myostatin in Vivo by Growth and Differentiation Factor-Associated Serum Protein-1: A Novel Protein with Protease Inhibitor and Follistatin Domains.

J. J. Hill, Y. Qiu, R. M. Hewick, and N. M. Wolfman (2003)
Mol. Endocrinol. 17, 1144-1154
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Activin A Produced by Ureteric Bud Is a Differentiation Factor For Metanephric Mesenchyme.

A. Maeshima, S. Yamashita, K. Maeshima, I. Kojima, and Y. Nojima (2003)
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 14, 1523-1534
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Activins, Inhibins, and Follistatins in Reproduction.

J. E. Buster (2003)
Reproductive Sciences 10, 177
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Concentrations of Serum Total Activin A and Inhibin A in Preterm and Term Labor Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

M. P. Plevyak, G. M. Lambert-Messerlian, A. Farina, N. P. Groome, J. A. Canick, and H. M. Silver (2003)
Reproductive Sciences 10, 231-236
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Human Umbilical Vein Endothelium-derived Cells Retain Potential to Differentiate into Smooth Muscle-like Cells.

A. Ishisaki, H. Hayashi, A.-J. Li, and T. Imamura (2003)
J. Biol. Chem. 278, 1303-1309
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Characterization of Rat Follistatin-Related Gene: Effects of Estrous Cycle Stage and Pregnancy on Its Messenger RNA Expression in Rat Reproductive Tissues.

K. Y. Arai, K. Tsuchida, K. Uehara, K. Taya, and H. Sugino (2003)
Biol Reprod 68, 199-206
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Genetic Analysis of the Mammalian Transforming Growth Factor-{beta} Superfamily.

H. Chang, C. W. Brown, and M. M. Matzuk (2002)
Endocr. Rev. 23, 787-823
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Glia Induce Dendritic Growth in Cultured Sympathetic Neurons by Modulating the Balance between Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) and BMP Antagonists.

P. J. Lein, H. N. Beck, V. Chandrasekaran, P. J. Gallagher, H.-L. Chen, Y. Lin, X. Guo, P. L. Kaplan, H. Tiedge, and D. Higgins (2002)
J. Neurosci. 22, 10377-10387
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Involvement of Pax-2 in the Action of Activin A on Tubular Cell Regeneration.

A. Maeshima, K. Maeshima, Y. Nojima, and I. Kojima (2002)
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 13, 2850-2859
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Smad4 Overexpression Causes Germ Cell Ablation and Leydig Cell Hyperplasia in Transgenic Mice.

A. Narula, S. Kilen, E. Ma, J. Kroeger, E. Goldberg, and T. K. Woodruff (2002)
Am. J. Pathol. 161, 1723-1734
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The Myostatin Propeptide and the Follistatin-related Gene Are Inhibitory Binding Proteins of Myostatin in Normal Serum.

J. J. Hill, M. V. Davies, A. A. Pearson, J. H. Wang, R. M. Hewick, N. M. Wolfman, and Y. Qiu (2002)
J. Biol. Chem. 277, 40735-40741
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Activins, Inhibins, and Follistatins: From Endocrinology to Signaling. A Paradigm for the New Millennium.

C. Welt, Y. Sidis, H. Keutmann, and A. Schneyer (2002)
Experimental Biology and Medicine 227, 724-752
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Minireview: Genetic Models for the Study of Gonadotropin Actions.

K. H. Burns and M. M. Matzuk (2002)
Endocrinology 143, 2823-2835
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Paracrine Regulation of FSH by Follistatin in Folliculostellate Cell-Enriched Primate Pituitary Cell Cultures.

S. Kawakami, Y. Fujii, Y. Okada, and S. J. Winters (2002)
Endocrinology 143, 2250-2258
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Adenoviral Activin A Expression Prevents Intimal Hyperplasia in Human and Murine Blood Vessels by Maintaining the Contractile Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype.

M. A. Engelse, J. H.P. Lardenoye, J. M. Neele, J. M. Grimbergen, M. R. de Vries, M. L.M. Lamfers, H. Pannekoek, P. H.A. Quax, and C. J.M. de Vries (2002)
Circ. Res. 90, 1128-1134
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Follistatin-Related Protein and Follistatin Differentially Neutralize Endogenous vs. Exogenous Activin.

Y. Sidis, D. V. Tortoriello, W. E. Holmes, Y. Pan, H. T. Keutmann, and A. L. Schneyer (2002)
Endocrinology 143, 1613-1624
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Neuroendocrine Control of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Secretion: II. Is Follistatin-Induced Suppression of FSH Secretion Mediated via Changes in Activin Availability and Does It Involve Changes in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion?.

V. Padmanabhan, D. Battaglia, M. B. Brown, F. J. Karsch, J. S. Lee, W. Pan, D. J. Phillips, and J. Van Cleeff (2002)
Biol Reprod 66, 1395-1402
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Dynamics of Messenger RNAs Encoding Inhibin/Activin Subunits and Follistatin in the Ovary During the Rat Estrous Cycle.

K. Y. Arai, K.-i. Ohshima, G. Watanabe, K. Arai, K. Uehara, and K. Taya (2002)
Biol Reprod 66, 1119-1126
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Effect of Adenovirus-Mediated Overexpression of Follistatin and Extracellular Domain of Activin Receptor Type II on Gonadotropin Secretion in Vitro and in Vivo.

A. M. O. Leal, K. Takabe, L. Wang, C. J. Donaldson, L. A. MacConell, L. M. Bilezikjian, I. M. Verma, and W. Vale (2002)
Endocrinology 143, 964-969
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Differential Effect of Activin A and BMP-7 on Myofibroblast Differentiation and the Role of the Smad Signaling Pathway.

L. You and F. E. Kruse (2002)
Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 43, 72-81
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Inhibin Suppresses and Activin Stimulates Osteoblastogenesis and Osteoclastogenesis in Murine Bone Marrow Cultures.

D. Gaddy-Kurten, J. K. Coker, E. Abe, R. L. Jilka, and S. C. Manolagas (2002)
Endocrinology 143, 74-83
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Gonadal Pathologies in Transgenic Mice Expressing the Rat Inhibin {alpha}-Subunit.

M. L. McMullen, B.-N. Cho, C. J. Yates, and K. E. Mayo (2001)
Endocrinology 142, 5005-5014
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Dynamics of Inhibin Subunit and Follistatin mRNA during Development of Normal and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Follicles.

T. Fujiwara, Y. Sidis, C. Welt, G. Lambert-Messerlian, J. Fox, A. Taylor, and A. Schneyer (2001)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 86, 4206-4215
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Human Follistatin-Related Protein: A Structural Homologue of Follistatin with Nuclear Localization.

D. V. Tortoriello, Y. Sidis, D. A. Holtzman, W. E. Holmes, and A. L. Schneyer (2001)
Endocrinology 142, 3426-3434
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Regulation of Gonadotropin Subunit Transcription after Ovariectomy in the Rat: Measurement of Subunit Primary Transcripts Reveals Differential Roles of GnRH and Inhibin.

L. L. Burger, A. C. Dalkin, K. W. Aylor, L. J. Workman, D. J. Haisenleder, and J. C. Marshall (2001)
Endocrinology 142, 3435-3442
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Involvement of the Activin-Follistatin System in Tubular Regeneration after Renal Ischemia in Rats.

A. MAESHIMA, Y.-Q. ZHANG, Y. NOJIMA, T. NARUSE, and I. KOJIMA (2001)
J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 12, 1685-1695
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Analysis of Ovarian Gene Expression in Follicle-Stimulating Hormone {beta} Knockout Mice.

K. H. Burns, C. Yan, T. R. Kumar, and M. M. Matzuk (2001)
Endocrinology 142, 2742-2751
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Pituitary Follistatin and Activin Gene Expression, and the Testicular Regulation of FSH in the Adult Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta).

S. J. Winters, S. Kawakami, A. Sahu, and T. M. Plant (2001)
Endocrinology 142, 2874-2878
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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Induce Gremlin, a Protein That Limits Their Activity in Osteoblasts.

R. C. Pereira, A. N. Economides, and E. Canalis (2000)
Endocrinology 141, 4558-4563
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A Role for Activin A and Betacellulin in Human Fetal Pancreatic Cell Differentiation and Growth.

C. Demeterco, G. M. Beattie, S. A. Dib, A. D. Lopez, and A. Hayek (2000)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 85, 3892-3897
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Activin A Stimulates Type IV Collagenase (Matrix Metalloproteinase-2) Production in Mouse Peritoneal Macrophages.

K. Ogawa, M. Funaba, L. S. Mathews, and T. Mizutani (2000)
J. Immunol. 165, 2997-3003
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Dynamic Changes in the Intrafollicular Inhibin/Activin/Follistatin Axis during Human Follicular Development: Relationship to Circulating Hormone Concentrations.

A. L. Schneyer, T. Fujiwara, J. Fox, C. K. Welt, J. Adams, G. M. Messerlian, and A. E. Taylor (2000)
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 85, 3319-3330
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Analysis of Human Follistatin Structure: Identification of Two Discontinuous N-Terminal Sequences Coding for Activin A Binding and Structural Consequences of Activin Binding to Native Proteins.

Q. Wang, H. T. Keutmann, A. L. Schneyer, and P. M. Sluss (2000)
Endocrinology 141, 3183-3193
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Follistatin Is a Modulator of Gonadal Tumor Progression and the Activin-Induced Wasting Syndrome in Inhibin-Deficient Mice.

S. C. Cipriano, L. Chen, T. R. Kumar, and M. M. Matzuk (2000)
Endocrinology 141, 2319-2327
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Regulation of the neural patterning activity of sonic hedgehog by secreted BMP inhibitors expressed by notochord and somites.

K. Liem, T. Jessell, and J Briscoe (2000)
Development 127, 4855-4866
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Smad3 Inhibits Transforming Growth Factor-beta and Activin Signaling by Competing with Smad4 for FAST-2 Binding.

R. P. Nagarajan, J. Liu, and Y. Chen (1999)
J. Biol. Chem. 274, 31229-31235
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Uterine Milk Protein, a Novel Activin-Binding Protein, Is Present in Ovine Allantoic Fluid.

J. R. McFarlane, L. M. Foulds, A. E. O’Connor, D. J. Phillips, G. Jenkin, M. T. W. Hearn, and D. M. de Kretser (1999)
Endocrinology 140, 4745-4752
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Interruption of Activin A Autocrine Regulation by Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides Accelerates Liver Tumor Cell Proliferation.

K. Takabe, J.-J. Lebrun, Y. Nagashima, Y. Ichikawa, M. Mitsuhashi, N. Momiyama, T. Ishikawa, H. Shimada, and W. W. Vale (1999)
Endocrinology 140, 3125-3132
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Differential Response to Exogenous and Endogenous Activin in a Human Ovarian Teratocarcinoma-Derived Cell Line (PA-1): Regulation by Cell Surface Follistatin.

A. Delbaere, Y. Sidis, and A. L. Schneyer (1999)
Endocrinology 140, 2463-2470
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Serum activin A and follistatin concentrations during human pregnancy: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study.

A.E. O'Connor, J.R. McFarlane, S. Hayward, T. Yohkaichiya, N.P. Groome, and D.M. de Kretser (1999)
Hum. Reprod. 14, 827-832
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