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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

BMP4

Description

bone morphogenetic protein 4

Protein class

Candidate cancer biomarkers, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Potentially secreted proteins

Protein evidence

Medium

Entrez gene summary

The protein encoded by this gene is 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. This particular family member plays an important role in the onset of endochondral bone formation in humans, and a reduction in expression has been associated with a variety of bone diseases, including the heritable disorder Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva. Alternative splicing in the 5' untranslated region of this gene has been described and three variants are described, all encoding an identical protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

7 in total
0 with predicted TM region
5 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Pending subcellular analysis

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Strong cytoplasmic staining which often had a granular pattern was observed in fractions of cells in the gastrointestinal mucosa, exocrine pancrea and gall bladder, fallopian tube, endometrium and respiratory epithelia. Remaining tissues were in general weakly stained or negative.

Tissue specificity

Staining in 39 out of 76 cell types

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

CAB006863
 

Organ

No of cell types

Antibody staining

CNS (brain) 11
Hematopoietic (blood) 8
Liver and pancreas 5
Digestive (GI-tract) 13
Respiratory (lung) 4
Cardiovascular 1
Female tissues 10
Placenta 1
Male tissues 4
Urinary tract (kidney) 3
Skin and soft tissues 13
Endocrine tissues 3

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 22% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

CAB006863
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

High
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

CAB006863

 

A-431 Skin Medium

-

A-549 Lung High

-

CACO-2 Colon High

-

HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Low

-

HeLa Cervix Low

-

Hep-G2 Liver High

-

MCF-7 Pleural effusion Low

-

PC-3 Bone marrow Low

-

RT-4 Urinary bladder Low

-

U-2 OS Bone Medium

-

U-251 MG Brain Low

-

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

CAB006863 mAb