GO curators for mouse genes have assigned the following annotations to the gene product of Bmp5. (This text reflects annotations as of Wednesday, January 23, 2013.) Summary from NCBI RefSeq
[Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene encodes a member of the bone morphogenetic protein family which is part of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily. The superfamily includes large families of growth and differentiation factors. Bone morphogenetic proteins were originally identified by an ability of demineralized bone extract to induce endochondral osteogenesis in vivo in an extraskeletal site. These proteins are synthesized as prepropeptides, cleaved, and then processed into dimeric proteins. This protein may act as an important signaling molecule within the trabecular meshwork and optic nerve head, and may play a potential role in glaucoma pathogenesis. This gene is differentially regulated during the formation of various tumors. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]Summary text based on GO annotations supported by experimental evidence in mouse
The gene product of Bmp5 has been shown to bind to the gene products of Chrdl2. [2]
Researchers have inferred, based on phenotypic analysis of mouse mutants, that the gene product of Bmp5
participates in the following biological processes:
Kingsley DM et al. (1992) The mouse short ear skeletal morphogenesis locus is associated with defects in a bone morphogenetic member of the TGF beta superfamily. Cell, 71:399-410. (PubMed:1339316)
Nakayama N et al. (2004) A novel chordin-like BMP inhibitor, CHL2, expressed preferentially in chondrocytes of developing cartilage and osteoarthritic joint cartilage. Development, 131:229-40. (PubMed:14660436)