The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Bone Morphogenetic Protein 8B across different species:

bone morphogenetic protein 8b (BMP8B), bone morphogenetic protein 8b (Bmp8b), bone morphogenetic protein 8 (bmp8)

Other aliases include:

OP2, BMP8, MGC131757, Op3, BMP8B

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Bone Morphogenetic Protein 8B:

bone morphogenetic protein 8B – osteogenic protein 2 – bone morphogenetic protein 8 (osteogenic protein 2) – dJ118J21.1 (bone morphogenetic protein 8 (osteogenic protein 2)) – bone morphogenetic protein 8b – OTTMUSP00000009313 – bone morphogenetic protein 8b (osteogenic protein 2) – bone morphogenetic protein 8

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 8B fulfills a number of functions:

cytokine activity – growth factor activity – protein binding

Bone Morphogenetic Protein 8B is relevant to the following processes:

cartilage development – cell differentiation – growth – multicellular organismal development – ossification – spermatogenesis – transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway

Locations for Bone Morphogenetic Protein 8B:

extracellular region – extracellular space

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology