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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-4-25
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Longitudinal bone growth occurs in the epiphyseal growth plate and is regulated by a network of paracrine and autocrine interactions. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are a family of growth factors whose potent osteogenic properties suggest that they may play an important role within this network, but direct evidence for this is lacking. To address this question, a cDNA encoding chick BMP-7 was cloned from a chick embryo cDNA library. Sequence homology and evolutionary arguments strongly suggested that we had cloned the chicken BMP-7 homologue. Using a reverse transcription-PCR assay, BMP-7 expression was readily detected in bone, growth plate cartilage, brain and heart, and was just detectable in liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. In contrast to the pattern of BMP-7 expression in the rat and mouse, no BMP-7 expression was detected in the chick kidney. In situ hybridization was used to locate the site of BMP-7 expression more precisely within the growth plate. BMP-7 expression was confined to hypertrophic chondrocytes adjacent to and at the tips of the metaphyseal vessels. No expression was detected in the reserve zone or in proliferating chondrocytes. These results point to a specific role for BMP-7 in the growth plate, possibly in osteoblast activation or as a chemotactic agent for the metaphyseal vessels.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0952-5041
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
289-301
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Autoradiography, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Biological Evolution, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Chick Embryo, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Gene Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Growth Plate, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Osteogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:7893347-Transforming Growth Factor beta
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular cloning and expression of bone morphogenetic protein-7 in the chick epiphyseal growth plate.
pubmed:affiliation
Roslin Institute (Edinburgh), Midlothian, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't