Another set of early genes activated by VegT encodes Nodal paracrine factors that instruct the cell layers above them to become mesoderm

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In bright light, little transducin is found in the outer segment, and abundant arrestin is found there; in this condition,vision is relatively insensitive to small changes in light.

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An evolutionarily conserved family of receptor serine kinases - TGF-β receptor family

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An evolutionarily conserved family of signaling molecules, TGF-β superfamily includes: 

TGF-β family, Nodal and activin families, BMPs, Vg1 family, GDNF, AMH

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Drosophila homolog of TGF-β = Dpp

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Kinase domains in TGF-β receptors phosphorylate and trigger the activation of a conserved class of transcription factors - Smads

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Principal function of all 3 human TGF-β isoforms, TGF-β1, 2, and 3:

Prevent cell proliferation by inducing the synthesis of p15 INK4B