[18], BMP4 has been shown to induce the expression of the Msx gene family, which is believed to be part of cartilage formation from somitic mesoderm. It is needed for the induction of biochemical pathways and signaling for regulating the differentiation of the hair shaft in the anagen hair follicle. The two main methods which BMP4 inhibit expression of hair is through restricting growth factor expression in the hair matrix and antagonism between growth and differentiation signaling. [23], It is important to note that mice in which BMP4 was inactivated usually died during gastrulation. Like many other proteins from the BMP family, BMP-2 has been demonstrated to potently induce osteoblast differentiation in a variety of cell types. [citation needed], BMP4 also limits the extent to which neural differentiation in xenopus embryos occurs by inducing epidermis. It induces bone and cartilage development. They later found that those mutants lacked of Msx 2 which is activated by BMP4.

[citation needed], In human embryonic development, BMP4 is a critical signaling molecule required for the early differentiation of the embryo and establishing of a dorsal-ventral axis. This ability to form homodimers or heterodimers gives the ability to have greater osteoinductive activity than just bmp4 alone. BMP-2 like other bone morphogenetic proteins,[6] plays an important role in the development of bone and cartilage. BMP4 levels are increased dramatically in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance and type 2 diabetes. BMP4 is found in early embryonic development in the ventral marginal zone and in the eye, heart blood and otic vesicle.[6].

Genes such as BMP4 and BMP2 are both active within the precursors of the hair shaft. One example of this is BMP7. Upon gastrulation, the transcription of BMP4 is limited to the ventrolateral marginal zone due to inhibition from the dorsalizing side of the developing embryo. The signaling of bmp4 may potentially control expression of terminal differentiation molecules such as keratins. 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