Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 5, MAD homolog 5, Mothers against DPP homolog 5, JV5-1, SMAD family member 5, SMAD 5, Smad5, hSmad5, SMAD5, MADH5
Smad proteins, the mammalian homologs of the Drosophila Mothers against dpp (Mad) have been implicated as downstream effectors of TGFbeta/BMP signaling. Smad1 (also designated Madr1 or JV4-1), Smad5 and mammalian Smad8 (also designated Smad9 or MADH6) are e
