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GDF2: Function, Interactions & Signaling

Growth differentiation factor 2 (GDF2) also known as bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GDF2 gene. GDF2 belongs to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily.

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GDF2 topic overview

The analysis highlights Function, Interactions and Signaling as prominent areas in the source structure around GDF2.

Related topics
47
Source areas
6
Connected nodes
53
Extracted relationships
160
Concept neighborhoods
14
Bridge connections
53

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Function · 22 topics
Interactions · 8 topics
Signaling · 8 topics
Overview · 4 topics
Associated diseases · 3 topics
Structure · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Aliases
GDF2, BMP-9, BMP9, HHT5, growth differentiation factor 2
Available structures
Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1ZKZ, 4FAO, 4MPL, 4YCG, 4YCI
Band
10q11.22 · 14|14 B
Bgee
testicle · right lobe of liver · placenta · atrium · right atrium
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 10 (human) · Chromosome 14 (mouse)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Structure

Function

Interactions

Associated diseases

Signaling

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How GDF2 connects Entity context

The extracted context around GDF2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, GDF2 → activin receptor signaling pathway, angiogenesis, blood vessel morphogenesis, BMP signaling pathway, branching involved in blood vessel morphogenesis, cartilage development, cell development, cellular iron ion homeostasis, cellular response to BMP stimulus, cytokine activity, extracellular exosome, extracellular region, extracellular space, growth factor activity, negative regulation of angiogenesis, negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration, negative regulation of cell growth, negative regulation of DNA biosynthetic process, negative regulation of DNA replication, negative regulation of endothelial cell migration Another extracted example is GDF2 → abdominal wall, atrioventricular junction, atrium, autopod region, calvaria, embryo, fetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell, haematopoietic system, hepatobiliary system, hypothalamus, left lobe of liver, left ventricle, liver, mesenteric lymph nodes, placenta, right atrium, right auricle of heart, right lobe of liver, testicle, ventricle of the heart. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

GDF2

Top relations

Gene ontology · 42
GDF2 → activin receptor signaling pathway, angiogenesis, blood vessel morphogenesis, BMP signaling pathway, branching involved in blood vessel morphogenesis, cartilage development, cell development, cellular iron ion homeostasis, cellular response to BMP stimulus, cytokine activity, extracellular exosome, extracellular region, extracellular space, growth factor activity, negative regulation of angiogenesis, negative regulation of blood vessel endothelial cell migration, negative regulation of cell growth, negative regulation of DNA biosynthetic process, negative regulation of DNA replication, negative regulation of endothelial cell migration
Bgee · 20
GDF2 → abdominal wall, atrioventricular junction, atrium, autopod region, calvaria, embryo, fetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell, haematopoietic system, hepatobiliary system, hypothalamus, left lobe of liver, left ventricle, liver, mesenteric lymph nodes, placenta, right atrium, right auricle of heart, right lobe of liver, testicle, ventricle of the heart
RNA expression pattern · 20
GDF2 → abdominal wall, atrioventricular junction, atrium, autopod region, calvaria, embryo, fetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell, haematopoietic system, hepatobiliary system, hypothalamus, left lobe of liver, left ventricle, liver, mesenteric lymph nodes, placenta, right atrium, right auricle of heart, right lobe of liver, testicle, ventricle of the heart
related to Interactions · 16
GDF2 → Activin, ActRIIA, ActRIIB, ACVR1, ALK1, ALK1-7, ALK2, BMP, BMP10, BMPRII, BMPs, II, In, TGF-β, The, This
related to Signaling · 13
GDF2 → Another, BMPs, ERK, HCC, JNK, Like, Little, MPCs, R-Smads, Smad, Smad-2/Smad-3, Smad1, The
related to Function · 12
GDF2 → ACVRL1, ALK1, Another, BFCN, BMP3, BMPs, Endoglin, GDF2/BMP-9, HHT, Mutations, TGF-beta, The
related to Associated diseases · 6
GDF2 → Congenital, In, Most, Mutations, PAH, Pathogenic
related to Structure · 3
GDF2 → BMP9, C-terminal, N-terminal TGF-beta-like
Band · 2
GDF2 → 10q11.22, 14|14 B
Chr. · 2
GDF2 → Chromosome 10 (human), Chromosome 14 (mouse)

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

factor differentiation growth bp human type gene chr band also receptor pathway ii alk1 signaling cells chromosome 10 bmps affinity

GDF2 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 160 structured relationships around GDF2. Examples in this analysis include GDF2 → Aliases → GDF2, BMP-9, BMP9, HHT5, growth differentiation factor 2 and GDF2 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1ZKZ, 4FAO, 4MPL, 4YCG, 4YCI. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
GDF2AliasesGDF2, BMP-9, BMP9, HHT5, growth differentiation factor 21.00infobox
GDF2Available structuresAvailable structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1ZKZ, 4FAO, 4MPL, 4YCG, 4YCI1.00infobox
GDF2Band10q11.221.00infobox
GDF2Band14|14 B1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeetesticle1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeright lobe of liver1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeplacenta1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeatrium1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeright atrium1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeright auricle of heart1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeehaematopoietic system1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeehypothalamus1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeventricle of the heart1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeleft ventricle1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeehepatobiliary system1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeliver1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeefetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeembryo1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeleft lobe of liver1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeautopod region1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeatrioventricular junction1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeemesenteric lymph nodes1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeeabdominal wall1.00infobox
GDF2Bgeecalvaria1.00infobox
GDF2BioGPSn/a1.00infobox
GDF2Chr.Chromosome 10 (human)1.00infobox
GDF2Chr.Chromosome 14 (mouse)1.00infobox
GDF2DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
GDF2End47,327,588 bp1.00infobox
GDF2End33,669,155 bp1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around GDF2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Also, Type and Growth. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • GDF2
    • Also
    • Type
    • Growth
    • Pathway
    • Bmps
    • Cell
    • Phosphorylation
    • Receptors
    • Alk1
    • Gene
    • Cells
    • Ii
  • gdf2
    • Also
    • Type
    • Growth
    • Pathway
    • Bmps
    • Cell
    • Phosphorylation
    • Receptors
    • Alk1
    • Gene
    • Cells
    • Ii
  • gene
    • Location
    • Chromosome
    • Bp
    • Chr
    • Growth
    • Human
    • Mouse
    • Protein
    • Heart
    • Band
    • Signaling
    • Beta
  • transforming growth factor beta superfamily
    • Beta
    • Transforming
    • Superfamily
    • Growth
    • Gene
    • Protein
    • Bmp
    • Location
    • Mouse
    • Human
    • Chromosome
    • Ii
  • bone morphogenetic protein
    • Bmp
    • Transforming
    • Protein
    • Smad
    • Superfamily
    • Actriib
    • Phosphorylation
    • Affinity
    • Binding
    • Bmps
    • Complex
    • Known
  • affinity
    • Actriib
    • Ii
    • Receptors
    • Type
    • Complex
    • Alk1
    • Receptor
    • Bmp
    • Bone
    • Expression
    • Superfamily
    • Binding
  • actriib
    • Affinity
    • Ii
    • Complex
    • Receptors
    • Type
    • Alk1
    • Receptor
    • Bmp
    • Bone
    • Expression
    • Binding
    • Bmps
  • alk1
    • Type
    • Receptor
    • Actriib
    • Affinity
    • Complex
    • Receptors
    • Also
    • Ii
    • Expression
    • Gdf2
    • Binding
    • Bmps

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For GDF2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects GDF2 with Function. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
GDF2Function · splits 31 ⟂ 23
GDF2Interactions · splits 45 ⟂ 9
GDF2Signaling · splits 45 ⟂ 9
GDF2Overview · splits 49 ⟂ 5
GDF2Associated diseases · splits 50 ⟂ 4
GDF2Structure · splits 51 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

GDF2

Nodes54
Edges53
Triples160
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037037
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around GDF2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Function, Interactions & Signaling, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — GDF2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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