BMP7 functions predominantly as a heterodimer with BMP2 or BMP4 during mammalian embryogenesis

BMP7/BMP2 or BMP7/BMP4 heterodimers are more active than homodimers in vitro, but it is not known whether these heterodimers signal in vivo. To test this, we generated knock in mice carrying a mutation (Bmp7R-GFlag) that prevents proteolytic activation of the dimerized BMP7 precursor protein. This m...

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Main Authors: Hyung-Seok Kim, Judith Neugebauer, Autumn McKnite, Anup Tilak, Jan L Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-09-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/48872