There is a synergistic effect between fibronectin and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) on osteoblast cell adhesion through an extracellular, signal-regulated kinase pathway. Here we describe the engineering of a fusion protein containing fibronectin fragment (FNIII9-10) connected to the COOH-terminus of FGF-2. Purified FGF2-FNIII9-10 fusion protein exhibited a significant increase of cell adhesion and proliferation of MG63 cells compared with FNIII9-10 alone (p < 0.05).
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Boston Univ, Sch Med, Grad Program Neurosci, Boston, MA 02118 USA
Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Boston, MA 02118 USA
Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Expt Therapeut, Boston, MA 02118 USABoston Univ, Sch Med, Grad Program Neurosci, Boston, MA 02118 USA
Woodbury, Maya E.
Ikezu, Tsuneya
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Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Boston, MA 02118 USA
Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Expt Therapeut, Boston, MA 02118 USA
Boston Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Boston, MA 02118 USABoston Univ, Sch Med, Grad Program Neurosci, Boston, MA 02118 USA