BMP8A (bone morphogenetic protein 8a)
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Entrez ID
Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
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353500 |
Gene name
Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
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Bone morphogenetic protein 8a |
Gene symbol
Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
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BMP8A |
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
Gene synonyms aliases
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OP-2, Op2 |
Chromosome
Chromosome number
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1 |
Chromosome location
Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
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1p34.3 |
Summary
Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
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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 |
miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
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Other IDs
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Protein | ||||||||||||||||
UniProt ID | Q7Z5Y6 | |||||||||||||||
Protein name | Bone morphogenetic protein 8A (BMP-8A) | |||||||||||||||
Protein function | Induces cartilage and bone formation. May be the osteoinductive factor responsible for the phenomenon of epithelial osteogenesis. Plays a role in calcium regulation and bone homeostasis (By similarity). Signaling protein involved in regulation o | |||||||||||||||
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Sequence length | 402 | |||||||||||||||
Interactions | View interactions |
Pathways
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Associated diseases
Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
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