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BMP8a
Introduction
Bone morphogenetic protein 8A (BMP8A) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BMP8A gene.[1]
BMP8A is a polypeptide member of the TGFβ superfamily of proteins. It, like other bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), is involved in the development of bone and cartilage. BMP8A may be involved in epithelial osteogenesis. It also plays a role in bone homeostasis. It is a disulfide-linked homodimer.
External links
External links
- Human BMP8A genome location and BMP8A gene details page in the UCSC Genome Browser.
Further reading
Further reading
- Davila S, Froeling FE, Tan A, et al. (2010). “New genetic associations detected in a host response study to hepatitis B vaccine”. Genes Immun. 11 (3): 232–8. doi:10.1038/gene.2010.1. PMID 20237496.
- Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2002). “Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932.
- Gregory SG, Barlow KF, McLay KE, et al. (2006). “The DNA sequence and biological annotation of human chromosome 1”. Nature. 441 (7091): 315–21. doi:10.1038/nature04727. PMID 16710414.
- Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). “Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs”. Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.