Osteogenic protein-2, OP-2, a new member of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily, closely related to the osteogenic/bone morphogenetic proteins, was discovered in mouse embryo and human hippocampus cDNA libraries. The TGF-beta domain of OP-2 shows 74% identity to OP-1, 75% to Vgr-1, and 76% to BMP-5, hence OP-2 may also have bone inductive activity. The genomic locus of OP-2 has seven exons, like OP-1, and spans more than 27 kilobases (kb). In the C-terminal TGF-beta domain, OP-2 has a unique additional cysteine. Mouse embryos express relatively high levels of OP-2 mRNA at 8 days, two species of 3 and 5 kb. A careful study of mRNA expression of the osteogenic proteins in specific organs revealed discrete mRNA species for BMP-3, BMP-4, BMP-5, and BMP-6/Vgr-1 in lung or liver of young and adult mice. OP-1 is expressed in kidney; however, OP-2 and BMP-2 mRNAs were not detected in any organs studied, suggesting an early developmental role.
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Although many studies document that human-induced changes in land use alter bat species abundances and taxonomic dimension of biodiversity, surprisingly few studies have explored how these changes manifest with regard to genetic, behavioral, physiological, or disease-related phenomena. Similarly, little is known about the way in which land-use change affects functional or phylogenetic dimensions of biodiversity (but see Cisneros et al. 2015). Studies generally are not conducted in a spatially explicit manner (Fig. 4.4a), so multiscale (e.g., alpha, beta, and gamma diversities) or cross-scale interactions cannot be explored fully, and conclusions must be tempered in the absence of a more integrated understanding of the role of unmodified habitat in rescuing local populations from extinction. Key insights from landscape-scale studies comprise the species- and ensemble-specific nature of responses, as well as their dependence on spatial scale. The most fundamental developments include the recognition that habitat fragmentation is a complex process involving the nature of patches (i.e., landscape composition and configuration), as well as the nature of the matrix that arises as a consequence of direct, human modifications of the landscape (Fig. 4.4b). Finally, the consequences of changes in the bat fauna from habitat conversion and fragmentation have not been quantified with regard to the maintenance of vital ecosystem processes or services. Clearly, we are still far from a comprehensive understanding of how tropical bats respond to habitat modification.
The bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are a family of secreted signaling molecules that can induce ectopic bone growth. Many BMPs, including BMP8B, are part of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFB) superfamily (see 190180) (Ozkaynak et al., 1992).
Whittle et al. (2012) found that expression of Bmp8b in mice was upregulated by refeeding after fasting and by activation of thermogenic responses. Reporter gene assays revealed that the Bmp8b promoter could be induced by thermogenic thyroid hormone receptor beta-1 (THRB; 190160) and by PPAR-alpha (PPARA; 170998) or PPAR-gamma (PPARG; 601487). Treatment of mouse brown adipocytes with recombinant human BMP8B increased Smad (see 601595) phosphorylation and activation of hormone-sensitive lipase (LIPE; 151750) and AMPK (see 602739). BMP8B increased the lipolytic response to norepinephrine, and inhibition of Alk7 (ACVR1C; 608981) antagonized this effect.
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Variants of some subunits are formed by differential RNA splicing; for example, four variants of the beta-1 subunit exist. Through different combinations of the α and β subunits, 24 unique mammalian integrins are generated, excluding splice- and glycosylation variants.[8]
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