SDS
Sheep Bone Morphogenetic Protein 6 ELISA kit
Catalog #: E14B0395
Sample Type: Biological samples

 

Other Names

BMP6; Bone Morphogenic Protein 6; Decapentaplegic vegetal related; DVR6; BMP 6; BMP-6; TGFB related vegetal related growth factor; Transforming growth factor beta; Vegetal related (TGFB related) cytokine; Vg related sequence; VGR1

Research Area

Signal transduction, Cell Biology, Stem cells

Background

The bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are a family of secreted signaling molecules that can induce ectopic bone growth. Many BMPs are part of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFB) superfamily. BMPs were originally identified by an ability of demineralized bone extract to induce endochondral osteogenesis in vivo in an extraskeletal site. Based on its expression early in embryogenesis, the BMP encoded by this gene has a proposed role in early development. In addition, the fact that this BMP is closely related to BMP5 and BMP7 has lead to speculation of possible bone inductive activity.