[Term]
id: PR:000000072
name: activin/inhibin beta subunit
def: "A TGF-beta-like cystine-knot cytokine that is the beta subunit of inhibin and activin complexes. Related to the transforming growth factor-beta, anti-Muellerian hormone, and bone morphogenic protein families which are all involved in the regulation of cell growth and differentiation." [PRO:CNA]
comment: Category=family.
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF037268
is_a: PR:000000008 ! TGF-beta-like cystine-knot cytokine