Gdf7 - growth differentiation factor 7 Gene

Predicted to enable cytokine activity and identical protein binding activity. Predicted to be involved in positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic process; positive regulation of tendon cell differentiation; and transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase signaling pathway. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including morphogenesis of an epithelium; nervous system development; and positive regulation of neuron differentiation. Predicted to be located in extracellular region. Predicted to be active in extracellular space. Orthologous to human GDF7 (Growth Differentiation Factor 7). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]