BMP2K

BMP-2-inducible protein kinase is an is_associated_with::enzyme in humans encoded by the BMP2K is_associated_with::gene.

Function
This gene is the human homolog of mouse BMP-2-inducible is_associated_with::kinase. is_associated_with::Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) play a key role in skeletal development and patterning. Expression of the mouse gene is increased during BMP-2 induced differentiation and the gene product is a putative serine/threonine protein kinase containing a is_associated_with::nuclear localization signal. Therefore, the protein encoded by this human homolog is thought to be a protein kinase with a putative regulatory role in attenuating the program of is_associated_with::osteoblast differentiation. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.