Bmp1 - bone morphogenetic protein 1

This gene encodes a metalloproteinase that plays an essential role in the formation of the extracellular matrix and is also able to induce ectopic bone formation. Unlike other bone morphogenetic proteins, the protein encoded by this gene is not closely related to transforming growth factor-beta. This protein plays in role several developmental processes. In humans, mutations in this gene are associated with osteogenesis imperfecta and with increased bone mineral density and multiple recurrent fractures. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2013]