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Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2, also known as SMAD family member 2 or SMAD2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SMAD2 gene. MAD homolog 2 belongs to the SMAD, a family of proteins similar to the gene products of the Drosophila gene 'mothers against decapentaplegic' (Mad) and the C. elegans gene Sma. SMAD proteins are signal…
The analysis highlights Products, Interactions and Function as prominent areas in the source structure around SMAD2.
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The extracted context around SMAD2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, SMAD2 → activin receptor signaling pathway, activin responsive factor complex, adrenal gland development, anterior/posterior pattern specification, cell fate commitment, chromatin binding, co-SMAD binding, common-partner SMAD protein phosphorylation, cytoplasm, cytosol, development of the heart, developmental growth, disordered domain specific binding, DNA binding, DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, double-stranded DNA binding, embryonic cranial skeleton morphogenesis, embryonic foregut morphogenesis Another extracted example is SMAD2 → Achilles tendon, amniotic fluid, epithelium of colon, genital tubercle, germinal epithelium, hair follicle, islet of Langerhans, lumbar spinal ganglion, monocyte, otic placode, otic vesicle, primary oocyte, saccule, secondary oocyte, sperm, tail of embryo, tendon of biceps brachii, transitional epithelium of urinary bladder, zygote. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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gene protein smad bp chr human band signal family decapentaplegic chromosome 18 cell mothers homolog proteins drosophila nucleus receptor member
TTTA extracted 168 structured relationships around SMAD2. Examples in this analysis include SMAD2 → Aliases → SMAD2, JV18, JV18-1, MADH2, MADR2, hMAD-2, hSMAD family member 2, LDS6, CHTD8 and SMAD2 → Available structures → Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1DEV, 1KHX, 1U7V, 2LB3. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMAD2 | Aliases | SMAD2, JV18, JV18-1, MADH2, MADR2, hMAD-2, hSMAD family member 2, LDS6, CHTD8 | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Available structures | Available structuresPDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes1DEV, 1KHX, 1U7V, 2LB3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Band | 18q21.1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Band | 18 E3|18 51.42 cM | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | Achilles tendon | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | sperm | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | secondary oocyte | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | germinal epithelium | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | monocyte | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | islet of Langerhans | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | amniotic fluid | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | tendon of biceps brachii | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | hair follicle | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | epithelium of colon | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | saccule | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | otic placode | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | zygote | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | genital tubercle | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | otic vesicle | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | tail of embryo | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | lumbar spinal ganglion | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | transitional epithelium of urinary bladder | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Bgee | primary oocyte | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | BioGPS | More reference expression data | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Chr. | Chromosome 18 (human) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Chr. | Chromosome 18 (mouse) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Databases | NCBI: entry; OMA: entry | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | End | 47,931,146 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | End | 76,444,034 bp | 1.00 | infobox |
| SMAD2 | Ensembl | ENSG00000175387 | 1.00 | infobox |
The concept neighborhoods around SMAD2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Transforming, Phosphorylated and Receptors. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For SMAD2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects SMAD2 with Interactions. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around SMAD2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Products, Interactions & Function, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — SMAD2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout