growth/differentiation factor 9; GDF-9 (GDF9)

Function

• required for ovarian folliculogenesis (putative)
• homodimer or heterodimer (putative)

Structure

• in contrast to other members of this family, cannot be disulfide-linked
• belongs to the TGF-beta family

Compartment

secreted (putative)

More general terms

• growth/differentiation factor (GDF)
• TGF-beta family protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2661
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:2661
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601918
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O60383.html