Imbalances in the ratio of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) versus activin and TGF? signaling are increasingly associated with human diseases yet the mechanisms mediating this relationship remain unclear. The type 2 receptors...
While new roles for the adult skeleton as an endocrine organ continue to emerge, our understanding of how bone homeostasis is maintained is also changing. Here we focus on BMP2, a molecule identified by its ability to induce...