《英文msh词典》Morphogenetic Protein,Bone
[入口词] Morphogenetic Protein,Bone
[主题词] Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
[英文释义] 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.