| ncRNA Symbol: | BMP8B |
| Full Name: | bone morphogenetic protein 8b |
| Category: | mRNA |
| Synonyms: | BMP8|OP2 |
| Chromosome: | chr1 |
| Strand: | - |
| Coordinate: | | Start Site(bp): | 39757182 | End Site(bp): | 39788861 | |
| Gene Summary: | This gene encodes a secreted ligand of the TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta) superfamily of proteins. Ligands of this family bind various TGF-beta receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate each subunit of the disulfide-linked homodimer. The encoded protein stimulates thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue. Expression of this gene may be downregulated in pancreatic cancer. This gene may have arose from a gene duplication event and its gene duplicate is also present on chromosome 1. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016] |
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