Research development of bone morphogenetic protein-4 in the malignant tumor / 中国综合临床

ABSTRACT

Bone morphogenetic protein-4(BMP4) is one of BMPs member,it not only can play an important role in cell proliferation and invasion,but also play an important role in cell differentiation,apoptosis and angiogenesis.A study showed BMP4 in malignant tumor can inhibit the growth of tumor cells,and also can induce tumor cell invasion,metastasis and epithelial mesenchymal transformation,and SMAD is the classic signaling pathways.BMP4 is expected to become a potential therapeutic targets and in evaluating the prognosis,immune therapy in malignant tumor.In this paper,the structure and function of BMP4 and its mechanism in tumor were reviewed.