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    Mol Endocrinol. 1991 Jan;5(1):149-55.

    Bone-inducing activity of mature BMP-2b produced from a hybrid BMP-2a/2b precursor.

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    Department of Developmental Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California 94080.

    Abstract

    The human osteoinductive proteins BMP-2a and BMP-2b have been cloned and expressed in mammalian cells. In order to improve expression levels we examined the role of the proregion in assembly and export. Use of the BMP-2a proregion combined with the mature region of BMP-2b leads to dramatically improved expression of mature BMP-2b. Mature BMP-2b has been purified to near homogeneity from the BMP-2a/2b hybrid, and its structural properties and biological activity determined. Recombinant mature BMP-2b homodimer elicits bone formation in vivo.

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    2017189
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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