"Follistatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A broadly distributed protein that binds directly to ACTIVINS. It functions as an activin antagonist, inhibits FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE secretion, regulates CELL DIFFERENTIATION, and plays an important role in embryogenesis. Follistatin is a single glycosylated polypeptide chain of approximately 37-kDa and is not a member of the inhibin family (INHIBINS). Follistatin also binds and neutralizes many members of the TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA family.
| Descriptor ID |
D038681
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.157.247
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| Concept/Terms |
Follistatin- Follistatin
- Activin-Binding Protein
- Activin Binding Protein
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Follistatin" by people in Profiles.
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Deletion of fibro-adipogenic progenitors-specific follistatin impairs muscle function and accelerates skeletal muscle atrophy in obese mice. Mol Med. 2025 Nov 21; 31(1):340.
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Follistatin regulates the specification of the apical cochlea responsible for low-frequency hearing in mammals. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 01 03; 120(1):e2213099120.
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Depletion of CD206+ M2-like macrophages induces fibro-adipogenic progenitors activation and muscle regeneration. Nat Commun. 2022 11 21; 13(1):7058.
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Follistatin mediates learning and synaptic plasticity via regulation of Asic4 expression in the hippocampus. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 09 28; 118(39).
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Local versus systemic control of bone and skeletal muscle mass by components of the transforming growth factor-? signaling pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 08 17; 118(33).
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Age-dependent cardiac function during experimental sepsis: effect of pharmacological activation of AMP-activated protein kinase by AICAR. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2018 10 01; 315(4):H826-H837.
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Follistatin is critical for mouse uterine receptivity and decidualization. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 06 13; 114(24):E4772-E4781.
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Role of satellite cells versus myofibers in muscle hypertrophy induced by inhibition of the myostatin/activin signaling pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Aug 28; 109(35):E2353-60.
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Activin B regulates islet composition and islet mass but not whole body glucose homeostasis or insulin sensitivity. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Sep 01; 303(5):E587-96.
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Activin and GDF11 collaborate in feedback control of neuroepithelial stem cell proliferation and fate. Development. 2011 Oct; 138(19):4131-42.