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| - | + | ==Nodal/BMP2 chimera NB250== | |
| - | === | + | <StructureSection load='4n1d' size='340' side='right' caption='[[4n1d]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 1.91Å' scene=''> |
| - | + | == Structural highlights == | |
| + | <table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[4n1d]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human Human]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=4N1D OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4N1D FirstGlance]. <br> | ||
| + | </td></tr><tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">BMP2, BMP2A, Nodal ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=9606 HUMAN])</td></tr> | ||
| + | <tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=4n1d FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=4n1d OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=4n1d RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/4n1d PDBsum]</span></td></tr> | ||
| + | </table> | ||
| + | <div style="background-color:#fffaf0;"> | ||
| + | == Publication Abstract from PubMed == | ||
| + | Nodal, a member of the TGF-beta superfamily, plays an important role in vertebrate and invertebrate early development. The biochemical study of Nodal and its signaling pathway has been a challenge, mainly because of difficulties in producing the protein in sufficient quantities. We have developed a library of stable, chemically refoldable Nodal/BMP2 chimeric ligands (NB2 library). Three chimeras, named NB250, NB260, and NB264, show Nodal-like signaling properties including dependence on the co-receptor Cripto and activation of the Smad2 pathway. NB250, like Nodal, alters heart looping during the establishment of embryonic left-right asymmetry, and both NB250 and NB260, as well as Nodal, induce chondrogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells. This Nodal-induced differentiation is shown to be more efficient than BPM2-induced differentiation. Interestingly, the crystal structure of NB250 shows a backbone scaffold similar to that of BMP2. Our results show that these chimeric ligands may have therapeutic implications in cartilage injuries. | ||
| - | + | Designer Nodal/BMP2 Chimeras Mimic Nodal Signaling, Promote Chondrogenesis, and Reveal a BMP2-like Structure.,Esquivies L, Blackler A, Peran M, Rodriguez-Esteban C, Izpisua Belmonte JC, Booker E, Gray PC, Ahn C, Kwiatkowski W, Choe S J Biol Chem. 2014 Jan 17;289(3):1788-97. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M113.529180. Epub 2013 , Dec 5. PMID:24311780<ref>PMID:24311780</ref> | |
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| - | + | From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br> | |
| - | + | </div> | |
| - | + | == References == | |
| - | == | + | <references/> |
| - | + | __TOC__ | |
| + | </StructureSection> | ||
[[Category: Human]] | [[Category: Human]] | ||
| - | [[Category: Esquivies, L | + | [[Category: Esquivies, L]] |
[[Category: Cytokine]] | [[Category: Cytokine]] | ||
[[Category: Signaling protein]] | [[Category: Signaling protein]] | ||
Revision as of 18:10, 21 December 2014
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