Embryological and genetic evidence indicates that the vertebrate
development. The gene
structures. Here we show that the
protein functions as a multivalent growth-factor antagonist in the extracellular space: it binds to
, BMP and Wnt proteins via independent sites. The expression of
factors that repress signalling by BMP and Wnt. In order for the
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