• Activins as Dual Specificity TGF-β Family Molecules: SMAD-Activation via Activin- and BMP-Type 1 Receptors 

      Olsen, Oddrun Elise; Hella, Hanne; Elsaadi, Samah; Jacobi, Carsten; Martinez-Hackert, Erik; Holien, Toril (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Activins belong to the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β family of multifunctional cytokines and signal via the activin receptors ALK4 or ALK7 to activate the SMAD2/3 pathway. In some cases, activins also signal via the ...
    • High concentrations of soluble endoglin can inhibit BMP9 signaling in non-endothelial cells 

      Andersson-Rusch, Clara Leticia; Liu, Bin; Quist-Løkken, Ingrid; Upton, Paul D.; Olsen, Oddrun Elise; Hella, Hanne; Yang, Xudong; Tong, Zhen; Morrell, Nicholas W.; Holien, Toril; Li, Wei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Endoglin (ENG) is a single-pass transmembrane protein highly expressed on vascular endothelial cells, although low expression levels can be detected in many other cell types. Its extracellular domain can be found in ...