Promotes osteogenesis by stimulating the differentiation of mesenchymal progenitors into mature osteoblasts . Important for repair and maintenance of adult bone (By similarity).
Subcellular locations: Cytoplasm, Secreted
Expressed in skeletal tissues including bone marrow, chondrocytes, primary ossification center-associated cells, the perichondrium and periosteum. Lower levels of expression were detected in spleen, thymus, appendix and fetal liver.