Icke-kollagena faktorer, förmodligen proteiner, som finns i demineraliserad benmassa och stimulerar osteogenes (benbildning). De kan sätta igång benbildning i ektopiska områden och kan sålunda vara po tentiellt användbara för benreparation.
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.
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Morphogenetic Proteins, Bone — Bone Morphogenetic Protein — Morphogenetic Protein, Bone