... article as: Hughes-Fulford and Li: The role of FGF-2 and BMP-2 in regulation of gene induction, cell proliferation and mineralization Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2011 6:8 Submit ... Figure FGF-2 and BMP-2, the yin and yang of mineralization: Contrast of effect of 24 hours of treatment with FGF-2 or BMP2 on fold increase in abundance of mineralization-related gene expression Mineralizing ... maintained the mineralizing RNA profile of igf-1, alp, and bmp-2 and significantly increased expression of other genes associated with mineralization like col1a1, fn, ilgf-1, noggin and oc Fgf-2, ...