Studies on the Pinctada fucata BMP-2 Gene: Structural Similarity and Functional Conservation of Its Osteogenic Potential within the Animal Kingdom

Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2 plays an important role in morphogenesis in both vertebrates and invertebrates. BMP-2 is one of the most powerful bioactive substances known to induce the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal cells. We examined the structural and functional conservation of Pin...

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Main Authors: Akiko Takami, Hirotaka Kato, Ryousuke Takagi, Tomoyuki Miyashita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:International Journal of Zoology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/787323
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