scholarly journals Heterologous Secretory Expression and Characterization of Dimerized Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 inBacillus subtilis

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Umair Hanif ◽  
Roquyya Gul ◽  
Muhammad Imran Hanif ◽  
Abid Ali Hashmi

Recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (rhBMP2) has important applications in the spine fusion and ortho/maxillofacial surgeries. Here we first report the secretory expression of biological active dimerized rhBMP2 fromBacillus subtilissystem. The mature domain of BMP2 gene was amplified from pTz57R/BMP2 plasmid. By using pHT43 expression vector two constructs, pHT43-BMP2-M (single BMP2 gene) and pHT43-BMP2-D (two BMP2 genes coupled with a linker to produce a dimer), were designed. After primary cloning (DH5αstrain) and sequence analysis, constructs were transformed intoBacillus subtilisfor secretory expression. Expression conditions like media (2xYT) and temperature (30°C) were optimized. Maximum 35% and 25% secretory expression of monomer (~13 kDa) and dimer (~25 kDa), respectively, were observed on SDS-PAGE in SCK6 strain. The expression and dimeric nature of rhBMP2 were confirmed by western blot and native PAGE analysis. For rhBMP2 purification, 200 ml culture supernatant was freeze dried to 10 ml and dialyzed (Tris-Cl, pH 8.5) and Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (6 ml, Resource Q column) was performed. The rhBMP2 monomer and dimer were eluted at 0.9 M and 0.6 M NaCl, respectively. The alkaline phosphatase assay of rhBMP2 (0, 50, 100, 200, and 400 ng/ml) was analyzed on C2C12 cells and maximum 200 ng/ml activity was observed in dose dependent manner.

2006 ◽  
Vol 282 (7) ◽  
pp. 4983-4993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandini Ghosh-Choudhury ◽  
Chandi Charan Mandal ◽  
Goutam Ghosh Choudhury

Lovastatin promotes osteoblast differentiation by increasing bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) expression. We demonstrate that lovastatin stimulates tyrosine phosphorylation of the p85 regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), leading to an increase in its kinase activity in osteoblast cells. Inhibition of PI3K ameliorated expression of the osteogenic markers alkaline phosphatase, type I collagen, osteopontin, and BMP-2. Expression of dominant-negative PI3K and PTEN, an inhibitor of PI3K signaling, significantly attenuated lovastatin-induced transcription of BMP-2. Akt kinase was also activated in a PI3K-dependent manner. However, our data suggest involvement of an additional signaling pathway. Lovastatin-induced Erk1/2 activity contributed to BMP-2 transcription. Inhibition of PI3K abrogated Erk1/2 activity in response to lovastatin, indicating the presence of a signal relay between them. We provide, as a mechanism of this cross-talk, the first evidence that lovastatin stimulates rapid activation of Ras, which associates with and activates PI3K in the plasma membrane, which in turn regulates Akt and Erk1/2 to induce BMP-2 expression for osteoblast differentiation.


Endocrinology ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 142 (9) ◽  
pp. 4026-4039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaitali Banerjee ◽  
Amjad Javed ◽  
Je-Yong Choi ◽  
Jack Green ◽  
Vicki Rosen ◽  
...  

Abstract Cbfa1/Runx2 is a transcription factor essential for bone formation and osteoblast differentiation. Two major N-terminal isoforms of Cbfa1, designated type I/p56 (PEBP2aA1, starting with the sequence MRIPV) and type II/p57 (til-1, starting with the sequence MASNS), each regulated by distinct promoters, are known. Here, we show that the type I transcript is constitutively expressed in nonosseous mesenchymal tissues and in osteoblast progenitor cells. Cbfa1 type I isoform expression does not change with the differentiation status of the cells. In contrast, the type II transcript is increased during differentiation of primary osteoblasts and is induced in osteoprogenitors and in premyoblast C2C12 cells in response to bone morphogenetic protein-2. The functional equivalence of the two isoforms in activation and repression of bone-specific genes indicates overlapping functional roles. The presence of the ubiquitous type I isoform in nonosseous cells and before bone morphogenetic protein-2 induced expression of the type II isoform suggests a regulatory role for Cbfa1 type I in early stages of mesenchymal cell development, whereas type II is necessary for osteogenesis and maintenance of the osteoblast phenotype. Our data indicate that Cbfa1 function is regulated by transcription, cellular protein levels, and DNA binding activity during osteoblast differentiation. Taken together, our studies suggest that developmental timing and cell type- specific expression of type I and type II Cbfa isoforms, and not necessarily molecular properties or sequences that reside in the N-terminus of Cbfa1, are the principal determinants of the osteogenic activity of Cbfa1.


2003 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zhao ◽  
J.E. Berry ◽  
M.J. Somerman

As an approach for improving the outcome and predictability of periodontal regenerative therapies, we have focused on determining the responses of cells within the local environment to putative regenerative factors. This study examined the effects of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) on murine cementoblasts in vitro. Northern blot analysis indicated that BMP-2 decreased mRNA levels of bone sialoprotein and type I collagen dose-dependently (10–300 ng/mL). At low doses, up to 100 ng/mL, BMP-2 had no effect on transcripts for osteocalcin and osteopontin, whereas at 300 ng/mL, BMP-2 greatly increased expression of these two genes. BMP-2 also inhibited cementoblast-mediated mineral nodule formation in a dose-dependent manner (inhibition was noted at 10 ng/mL). Noggin reversed the effects of BMP-2 on gene expression and on mineralization. These findings reflect the diverse responses of periodontal cells to BMP-2 and highlight the need to consider the complexity of factors involved in designing predictable regenerative therapies.


2005 ◽  
Vol 288-289 ◽  
pp. 661-664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaohua Yao ◽  
Ling Li Zhang ◽  
Steven Y. Cheng ◽  
Xing Dong Zhang

The objective of this study was to develop an efficient method for the production of bioactive bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2). A recombinant plasmid encoding mature human BMP-2 was transferred and expressed at a high level in E.coli. Most of the aimed proteins existed in inclusion bodies. The non-active recombinant human BMP-2 (rhBMP-2) monomer in inclusion bodies was refolded and simultaneously purified using hydroxyapatite (HA) chromatography. After oxidization of the monomer, the rhBMP-2 dimmer showed biological activity by the induction of alkaline phosphate activity in C2C12 cells. The refolding yield was about 30% and the purity was about 90% just by one chromatography process.


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