Summary

Name INHBA
Full Name Inhibin beta A chain
Synonyms Activin beta-A chain, Erythroid differentiation protein, EDF
Primary ID P08476
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Type protein
Relations 5
Pathways Multiple sclerosis
Function Inhibins and activins inhibit and activate, respectively, the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibins/activins are involved in regulating a number of diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. Inhibins appear to oppose the functions of activins.

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ down-regulates activity img/direct_inhibition.png binding INHBA 0.837
Publications: 2 Organism: Homo Sapiens, Mus Musculus
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding ACVR2A 0.805
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Multiple sclerosis
+ up-regulates quantity by expression img/indirect-activation.png transcriptional regulation INHBA 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates activity img/direct-activation.png binding ACVR2B 0.774
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
Pathways:Multiple sclerosis