Protein
Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5
Function
Involved in ventralization. May mediate Bmp2b signaling during early phases of embryonic dorsal-ventral pattern formation. Required for initiation of Smad1 expression during gastrulation.
Similarity
Belongs to the dwarfin/SMAD family.
Sequence
MTSMSSLFSFTSPAVKRLLGWKQGDEEEKWAEKAVDALVKKLKKKKGAMEDLEKALSSPGQPSKCVTIPRSLDGRLQVSHRKGLPHVIYCRVWRWPDLQSHHELKPLEVCEYPFGSKQKEVCINPYHYKRVESPVLPPVLVPRHSEFNPQHSLLVQFRNLSHNEPHMPLNATFPESFQQHSGGSSFPISPNSPYPPSPASSGTYPNSPASSGPSSPFQLPADTPPPAYMPPDEQMGQDGSQSMETGSSLAPQNMPRGDVQPVEYQEPSHWCSIVYYELNNRVGEAYHASSTSVLVDGFTDPSNNKNRFCLGLLSNVNRNSTIENTRRHIGKGVHLYYVGGEVYAECLSDTSIFVQSRNCNYHHGFHPTTVCKIPSGCSLKIFNNQEFAQLLAQSVNHGFEAVYELTKMCTIRMSFVKGWGAEYHRQDVTSTPCWIEVHLHGPLQWLDKVLTQMGSPLNPISSVS