Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 2

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 2 (467 aa, ~52 kDa) is encoded by the human SMAD2 gene. This protein plays a role in signal transduction and transcriptional regulation.

**Synonyms:** - JV18-1 - MAD (Mothers Against Decapentaplegic, Drosophila) Homolog 2 Protein - MAD Homolog 2 - MAD, Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 2 Protein - MAD-Related Protein 2 - MADH2 - Mad-Related Protein 2 - Mothers Against DPP Homolog 2 - Mothers Against DPP Homolog 2 Protein - Mothers Against Decapentaplegic Homolog 2 Protein - Mothers Against Decapentaplegic, Drosophila, Homolog 2 Protein - SMA- and MAD-Related Protein 2 - SMAD Family Member 2 - SMAD2 - SMAD2 Protein - Smad2 - hMAD-2 - hSMAD2