pfam05210: Sprouty (this model, PSSM-Id:398746 is obsolete and has been replaced by 461589)
Sprouty protein (Spry)
This family consists of eukaryotic Sprouty protein homologs. Sprouty proteins have been revealed as inhibitors of the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade, a pathway crucial for developmental processes initiated by activation of various receptor tyrosine kinases. The sprouty gene has found to be expressed in the the brain, cochlea, nasal organs, teeth, salivary gland, lungs, digestive tract, kidneys and limb buds in mice.