Biotinated bone morphogenetic protein-2: In vivo and in vitro activity. |
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Authors: | H Uludag J Golden R Palmer J M Wozney |
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Affiliation: | Genetics Institute, Bone Biology and Application, One Burtt Road, Andover, Massachusetts 01810, USA. hasan.uludag@yakberta.ca |
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Abstract: | Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) was biotinated, and the bioactivity of biotinated protein was assessed in vitro (alkaline phosphate induction in limb bud cells) and in vivo (osteoinduction in the rat ectopic assay). Amino-biotinated rhBMP-2 exhibited an increase in bioactivity whereas carboxy-biotinated rhBMP-2 did not exhibit any changes in bioactivity in vitro. Avidin inhibited the bioactivity of amino-biotinated but not carboxyl-biotinated rhBMP-2. Both amino- and carboxy-modified rhBMP-2 induced bone at an equivalent level to that of unmodified rhBMP-2 in vivo. The presence of avidin did not affect the osteoinductive activity of both types of biotinated rhBMP-2. The overall results indicated that binding to a large protein, avidin, might affect rhBMP-2 activity in vitro depending on the binding site; however, in vivo activity was unaffected by the avidin binding. |
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