BMP-10, human recombinant

BMPs (bone morphogenetic proteins) belong to the TGF-β superfamily of structurally related signaling proteins. As implied by their name, BMPs promote and regulate bone development, growth, remodeling and repair, in both prenatal development and postnatal growth of eye, heart, kidney, skin, and other tissues. BMP-10 is essential for the proper development of the heart, but is not expressed until after cardiac patterning or looping are completed. Recombinant human BMP-10 is a 32 kDa disulfide-linked homodimer containing two 142 amino acid polypeptide chains.