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Background: TGF-beta RII
Most cell types express three sizes of receptors for TGF-beta. These are designated Type I (53 kDa), Type II (70 - 85 kDa), and Type III (250 - 350 kDa). The Type I receptor is a membrane-bound serine/threonine kinase that apparently requires the presence of the Type II receptor to bind TGF-beta. The Type II receptor is also a membrane-bound serine/threonine kinase that binds TGF-beta1 and TGF-beta 3 with high affinity and TGF-beta 2 with much lower affinity. The Type I and Type II receptors together form a heterodimeric signaling complex that is essential for the transduction of the anti-proliferative signals of TGF-beta. The Type III receptor is a transmembrane proteoglycan with a large extracellular domain and a 43 amino acid residue cytoplasmic domain. The cytoplasmic domain of the Type III receptor lacks an obvious signaling motif and the receptor may not be involved directly in signal transduction.
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Long Name:
Transforming Growth Factor beta Receptor II
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Entrez Gene IDs:
7048 (Human); 21813 (Mouse)
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Alternate Names:
AAT3; EC 2.7.11; EC 2.7.11.30; FAA3; HNPCC6; LDS1B; LDS2B; MFS2; RIIC; TAAD2; tbetaR-II; TGF-beta receptor type II; TGF-beta receptor type IIB; TGF-beta receptor type-2; TGF-beta RII; TGF-beta type II receptor; TGFbetaRII; TGFbeta-RII; TGFBR2; TGF-bRII; TGFR-2; transforming growth factor beta receptor type IIC; transforming growth factor, beta receptor II (70/80kDa) isoform 1; transforming growth factor, beta receptor II (70/80kDa) isoform 2; transforming growth factor, beta receptor II (70/80kDa); transforming growth factor, beta receptor II (70-80kD); Transforming growth factor-beta receptor type II