Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2(rhBMP-2)is the predominant growth factor that effectively induces osteogenic differentiation in orthopedic procedures.However,the bioactivity and stability of rhBMP-2 are...Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2(rhBMP-2)is the predominant growth factor that effectively induces osteogenic differentiation in orthopedic procedures.However,the bioactivity and stability of rhBMP-2 are intrinsically associated with its sequence,structure,and storage conditions.In this study,we successfully determined the amino acid sequence and protein secondary structure model of non-glycosylated rhBMP-2 expressed by an E.coli expression system through X-ray crystal structure analysis.Furthermore,we observed that acidic storage conditions enhanced the proliferative and osteoinductive activity of rhBMP-2.Although the osteogenic activity of non-glycosylated rhBMP-2 is relatively weaker compared to glycosylated rhBMP-2;however,this discrepancy can be mitigated by incorporating exogenous chaperone molecules.Overall,such information is crucial for rationalizing the design of stabilization methods and enhancing the bioactivity of rhBMP-2,which may also be applicable to other growth factors.展开更多
基金supported by the Basic Science Center Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.T2288102)the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32230059)+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32101086)the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(BX2021101)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project(2021M701192)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(JKD01221507)the Foundation of Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry(JKVD1211002).
文摘Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2(rhBMP-2)is the predominant growth factor that effectively induces osteogenic differentiation in orthopedic procedures.However,the bioactivity and stability of rhBMP-2 are intrinsically associated with its sequence,structure,and storage conditions.In this study,we successfully determined the amino acid sequence and protein secondary structure model of non-glycosylated rhBMP-2 expressed by an E.coli expression system through X-ray crystal structure analysis.Furthermore,we observed that acidic storage conditions enhanced the proliferative and osteoinductive activity of rhBMP-2.Although the osteogenic activity of non-glycosylated rhBMP-2 is relatively weaker compared to glycosylated rhBMP-2;however,this discrepancy can be mitigated by incorporating exogenous chaperone molecules.Overall,such information is crucial for rationalizing the design of stabilization methods and enhancing the bioactivity of rhBMP-2,which may also be applicable to other growth factors.
