Bone Morphogenic Protein 6, Decapentaplegic vegetal related, DVR6, BMP 6, BMP-6, TGFB related vegetal related growth factor, Transforming growth factor beta, Vegetal related (TGFB related) cytokine, Vg related sequence, VGR, VGR1, BMP6_HUMAN.
This gene encodes a secreted ligand of the TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta) superfamily of proteins. Ligands of this family bind various TGF-beta receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate