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'''Bone morphogenetic protein''' (BMP) are growth factors which can induce formation of bone and cartllage'<ref>PMID:19900831</ref>. Over 20 BMPs are known at present. BMP is part of the Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) family of proteins. For details on '''BMP-7''' see [[Student Projects for UMass Chemistry 423 Spring 2012-4]]. See also | '''Bone morphogenetic protein''' (BMP) are growth factors which can induce formation of bone and cartllage'<ref>PMID:19900831</ref>. Over 20 BMPs are known at present. BMP is part of the Transforming Growth Factor-β (TGF-β) family of proteins. | ||
*BMP-1 cleaves the C-propeptides of type I pro collagen during the synthesis of extracellular collagen fibrils<ref>PMID:12637537</ref>. | |||
For details on '''BMP-7''' see [[Student Projects for UMass Chemistry 423 Spring 2012-4]]. See also | |||
*[[Growth factors]], | *[[Growth factors]], | ||
*[[Enzyme-linked receptor]] | *[[Enzyme-linked receptor]] | ||
