GDF7

GDF7
Identifiers
Aliases	GDF7, BMP12, growth differentiation factor 7
External IDs	OMIM: 604651; MGI: 95690; HomoloGene: 32177; GeneCards: GDF7; OMA:GDF7 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (human)
End	20,679,243 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (mouse)
End	8,351,954 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	seminal vesicula; ; endometrium; ; Descending thoracic aorta; ; ascending aorta; ; mucosa of paranasal sinus; ; ectocervix; ; right coronary artery; ; canal of the cervix; ; kidney tubule; ; popliteal artery;
	Top expressed in
	uterus; ; embryo; ; finger; ; foot; ; shoulder; ; toe; ; rhombencephalon; ; cerebellar cortex; ; striatum of neuraxis; ; primary visual cortex;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	cytokine activity; protein homodimerization activity; protein binding; transforming growth factor beta receptor binding; growth factor activity;
Cellular component	extracellular region; extracellular space;
Biological process	regulation of apoptotic process; pathway-restricted SMAD protein phosphorylation; cell fate commitment; epithelial cell differentiation; regulation of MAPK cascade; SMAD protein signal transduction; spinal cord association neuron differentiation; cell development; positive regulation of tendon cell differentiation; positive regulation of pathway-restricted SMAD protein phosphorylation; roof plate formation; BMP signaling pathway; axon guidance; reproductive structure development; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; forebrain morphogenesis; gland morphogenesis; positive regulation of gene expression; positive regulation of neuron differentiation; neural tube development; branching morphogenesis of an epithelial tube; midbrain development; activin receptor signaling pathway; morphogenesis of an epithelial fold; regulation of signaling receptor activity;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	151449
	238057
	ENSG00000143869
	ENSMUSG00000037660
	Q7Z4P5
	P43029
	NM_182828
	NM_013527; NM_001312876
	NP_878248
	NP_001299805; NP_038555
	Wikidata
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Growth differentiation factor 7 (GDF7) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GDF7 gene.^[5]

AliasesGDF7, BMP12, growth differentiation factor 7

External IDsOMIM: 604651; MGI: 95690; HomoloGene: 32177; GeneCards: GDF7; OMA:GDF7 - orthologs

Chr.Chromosome 2 (human)^[1]

End20,679,243 bp^[1]

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GDF7 belongs to the transforming growth factor beta superfamily that is specifically found in a signaling center known as the roof plate that is located in the developing nervous system of embryos. The roof plate is required for the generation of several classes of spinal cord dorsal interneurons; GDF7 specifically induces the formation of sensory neurons in the dorsal spinal cord from neural crest cells by generating signals within the roof plate.^[5]^[6]

GDF7 is also known as bone morphogenic protein 12 (BMP-12).^[7]

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