Growth Differentiation Factor 11 (GDF11) (Active) protein
Description
GDF-11 is a myostatin-homologous protein that acts as an inhibitor of nerve tissue growth. GDF-11 has been shown to suppress neurogenesis through a myostatin-like pathway, which involves arrest of progenitor cell-cycle in the G1 phase. Similarities between myostatin and GDF-11, which are 90 % identical in their amino acid sequence, suggests that the regulatory mechanisms responsible for maintaining proper tissue size during neural and muscular development might be the same. Alternative Names: BMP-11 protein, GDF 11 protein, GDF-11 protein, GDF-11 protein, GDF-11, Growth/Differentiation Factor-11 protein, GDF11, GDF 11