Gene Information
Gene NameBMP4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length408
Protein NamesBone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) (Bone morphogenetic protein 2B) (BMP-2B)
Target Namebone morphogenetic protein 4
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000125378 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP12644
Gene CardBMP4
Uniprot IDP12644
PfamPF00019; PF00688
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.034167644)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ BMP4 ( ortholog_one2many )
Dog_ BMP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ BMP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ BMP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Bmp4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ BMP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Bmp4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ BMP4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsBMP2, GDF5, BMP5, GDF7, BMP10
ParalogsBMP3, MSTN, INHBC, GDF15, BMP6, INHBA, GDF6, TGFB3, BMP2, BMP10, TGFB1, INHA, GDF9, GDF11, BMP5, BMP7, INHBB, GDF5, GDF1, GDF2, LEFTY1, LEFTY2, GDF3, INHBE, GDF7, GDF10, BMP15, TGFB2, BMP8A, BMP8B, NODAL
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the lung and lower levels seen in the kidney. Present also in normal and neoplastic prostate tissues, and prostate cancer cell lines.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.012047(Chimpanzee);0.186334(Mouse);0.001578(Rat);0.055556(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP rs121912767  rs121912765  rs202159001  rs750427266  rs767216159  rs17563  rs770493925  rs144556455  rs140590144  rs121912768  rs121912766  rs1320581580 
Subcellular location [CC]Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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