PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 18162287-2 2008 Like other members of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFbeta) superfamily, GDF9 is synthesized as a prepropeptide which needs processing by furin-like proteases to result in an active mature protein. prepropeptide 106-119 growth differentiation factor 9 Homo sapiens 81-85 18162287-10 2008 Primary cultures of rat granulosa cells responded to purified hGDF9 with an increase in DNA synthesis as measured by [3H]-thymidine uptake. Tritium 118-120 growth differentiation factor 9 Homo sapiens 62-67 18162287-10 2008 Primary cultures of rat granulosa cells responded to purified hGDF9 with an increase in DNA synthesis as measured by [3H]-thymidine uptake. Thymidine 122-131 growth differentiation factor 9 Homo sapiens 62-67