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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
Tree Number(s)
D12.644.276.954.200
D12.776.467.942.200
D23.529.942.200
Unique ID
D019485
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019485
Annotation
general; prefer specifics
Scope Note
Bone-growth regulatory factors that are members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily of proteins. They are synthesized as large precursor molecules which are cleaved by proteolytic enzymes. The active form can consist of a dimer of two identical proteins or a heterodimer of two related bone morphogenetic proteins.
Entry Term(s)
Bone Morphogenetic Protein
Registry Number
0
Previous Indexing
Proteins (1981-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN was indexed under PROTEINS 1981-96
Online Note
use BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS (NM) to search BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 1981-96
History Note
97; was BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN (NM) 1981-96
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins Preferred
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