Dwfc, hSmad 5, hSmad5, JV5 1, JV5-1, MAD homolog 5, MAD mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5, MAD, mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5, MADH 5, MADH5, Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5, Mothers against DPP homolog 5, MusMLP, SMA and MAD related protein 5, SMAD 5, SMAD family member 5, SMAD mothers against DPP homolog 5, Smad5, SMAD5_HUMAN.
The protein encoded by this gene is involved in the transforming growth factor beta signaling pathway that results in an inhibition of the proliferation of hematopoietic progenitor cells. The encoded protein is activated by bone morphogenetic proteins type 1 receptor kinase, and may be involved in cancer. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014]
