Construction of multifunctional proteins for tissue engineering: Epidermal growth factor with collagen binding and cell adhesive activities
Construction of multifunctional proteins for tissue engineering: Epidermal growth factor with collagen binding and cell adhesive activities
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jbiotec.2008.09.011
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发表时间:
2009-01-01
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Kobatake, Eiry
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作者:
Imen, Elloumi Hannachi;Nakamura, Makiko;Kobatake, Eiry
The development of different techniques based oil natural and polymeric scaffolds are useful for the design of different biomimetic materials. These approaches. however. require Supplementary steps for the chemical or physical modification of the biomaterial. To avoid Such steps, in the present study, we constructed a new multifunctional protein that can he easily immobilized onto hydrophobic surfaces, and at the same time helps enhance specific cell adhesion and proliferation onto collagen Substrates. A collagen binding domain was Fused to a previously constructed protein, which had an epidermal growth factor fused to a hydrophobic peptide that allows for cell adhesion. The new fusion protein. designated fnCBD-ERE-EGF is produced in Escherichia coli. and its abilities to bind to collagen and promote cell proliferation were investigated. fnCBD-ERE-EGF was shown to keep both collagen binding and cell growth-promoting activities comparable to those of the corresponding unfused proteins. The results obtained in this study also Suggest the use of a fnCBD-ERE-EGF as an alternative for the design of multifunctional ECM-bound growth factor based materials. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.