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VC is highly prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and thought, in part, to be induced by phosphate imbalance. The molecular mechanisms that regulate VC are not fully known. Here we propose a novel role for the mineralisation regulator Ucma\/GRP (Upper zone of growth plate and Cartilage Matrix Associated protein\/Gla Rich Protein) in phosphate-induced VSMC calcification. We show that Ucma\/GRP is present in calcified atherosclerotic plaques and highly expressed in calcifying VSMCs <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>. VSMCs from Ucma\/GRP<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup> mice showed increased mineralisation and expression of osteo\/chondrogenic markers (BMP-2, Runx2, \u03b2-catenin, p-SMAD1\/5\/8, ALP, OCN), and decreased expression of mineralisation inhibitor MGP, suggesting that Ucma\/GRP is an inhibitor of mineralisation. Using BMP signalling inhibitor noggin and SMAD1\/5\/8 signalling inhibitor dorsomorphin we showed that Ucma\/GRP is involved in inhibiting the BMP-2-SMAD1\/5\/8 osteo\/chondrogenic signalling pathway in VSMCs treated with elevated phosphate concentrations. Additionally, we showed for the first time evidence of a direct interaction between Ucma\/GRP and BMP-2. 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