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XB-ART-4905
Mol Cell Biol 2003 Aug 01;2316:5664-79. doi: 10.1128/MCB.23.16.5664-5679.2003.
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BMPER, a novel endothelial cell precursor-derived protein, antagonizes bone morphogenetic protein signaling and endothelial cell differentiation.

Moser M , Binder O , Wu Y , Aitsebaomo J , Ren R , Bode C , Bautch VL , Conlon FL , Patterson C .


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The development of endothelial cell precursors is essential for vasculogenesis. We screened for differentially expressed transcripts in endothelial cell precursors in developing mouse embryoid bodies. We cloned a complete cDNA encoding a protein that contains an amino-terminal signal peptide, five cysteine-rich domains, a von Willebrand D domain, and a trypsin inhibitor domain. We termed this protein BMPER (bone morphogenetic protein [BMP]-binding endothelial cell precursor-derived regulator). BMPER is specifically expressed in flk-1-positive cells and parallels the time course of flk-1 induction in these cells. In situ hybridization in mouse embryos demonstrates dorsal midline staining and staining of the aorto-gonadal-mesonephric region, which is known to host vascular precursor cells. BMPER is a secreted protein that directly interacts with BMP2, BMP4, and BMP6 and antagonizes BMP4-dependent Smad5 activation. In Xenopus embryos, ventral injection of BMPER mRNA results in axis duplication and downregulation of the expression of Xvent-1 (downstream target of Smad signaling). In an embryoid body differentiation assay, BMP4-dependent differentiation of endothelial cells in embryoid bodies is also antagonized by BMPER. Taken together, our data indicate that BMPER is a novel BMP-binding protein that is expressed by endothelial cell precursors, has BMP-antagonizing activity, and may play a role in endothelial cell differentiation by modulating local BMP activity.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: bmp2 bmp4 bmp6 bmper kdr prss1 ventx1.2

References [+] :
Abreu, Connective-tissue growth factor (CTGF) modulates cell signalling by BMP and TGF-beta. 2002, Pubmed, Xenbase