金山科研平台，产品价格货期咨询微信：jinshanbio Molecule Information: GDF-8/Myostatin Long Name: Growth Differentiation Factor 8 Aliases: MSTN; Myostatin Entrez Gene IDs: 2660 (Human); 17700 (Mouse) Background: Growth/Differentiation Factors (GDFs) Growth/differentiation factors (GDF-1 to GDF-15) are members of the BMP family of TGF-beta superfamily proteins. They are produced as inactive preproproteins which are then cleaved and assembled into active secreted homodimers. GDF dimers are disulfide-linked with the exception of GDF-3 and -9. GDF proteins are important during embryonic development, particularly in the skeletal, nervous, and muscular systems.