Anti-BMP4 Antibody Picoband®

Bone morphogenetic protein 4 is a protein that in humans is encoded by BMP4 gene. It is found on chromosome 14q22-q23. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the bone morphogenetic protein family which is part of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. The superfamily includes large families of growth and differentiation factors. Bone morphogenetic proteins were originally identified by an ability of demineralized bone extract to induce endochondral osteogenesis in vivo in an extraskeletal site. This particular family member plays an important role in the onset of endochondral bone formation in humans, and a reduction in expression has been associated with a variety of bone diseases, including the heritable disorder Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Alternative splicing in the 5' untranslated region of this gene has been described and three variants are described, all encoding an identical protein.

Angiogenesis, Cancer, Cardiovascular, Developmental Biology, Growth Factors, Growth Factors/Hormones, Nervous System Development, Organogenesis, Secreted, Signal Transduction, Signaling Pathways, Stem Cells, TGF Beta

Induces cartilage and bone formation. Also act in mesoderm induction, tooth development, limb formation and fracture repair. Acts in concert with PTHLH/PTHRP to stimulate ductal outgrowth during embryonic mammary development and to inhibit hair follicle induction (By similarity) . .

1. Knöchel S, Dillinger K, Köster M, Knöchel W (November 2001) . Structure and expression of Xenopus tropicalis BMP-2 and BMP-4 genes. Mech. Dev. 109 (1) : 79–82. 2. Oida S, Iimura T, Maruoka Y, Takeda K, Sasaki S (Nov 1995) . Cloning and sequence of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) from a human placental cDNA library. DNA Seq 5 (5) : 273–5. 3. van den Wijngaard A, Weghuis DO, Boersma CJ, van Zoelen EJ, Geurts van Kessel A, Olijve W (Nov 1995) . Fine mapping of the human bone morphogenetic protein-4 gene (BMP4) to chromosome 14q22-q23 by in situ hybridization. Genomics 27 (3) : 559–60.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.