title: Bone morphogenetic protein-2b stimulation of growth and osteogenic phenotypes in rat osteoblast-like cells: comparison with TGF-beta 1.
abstract: The biologic effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2b (BMP-2b = BMP-4) were studied and compared with transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) in fetal rat osteoblast-like (ROB) cells. Similar to the effects of TGF-beta 1, BMP-2b stimulated DNA and collagen synthesis as well as protein accumulation. Unlike TGF-beta 1, which inhibited alkaline phosphatase activity, BMP-2b enhanced enzyme activity eight-to ninefold over the control level. The present study demonstrates direct actions of BMP-2b on bone-associated cells to stimulate osteogenic phenotypes in vitro and provides a cellular mechanism for the induction of bone formation by BMP-2b in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Biology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dudley
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hammonds
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Amento
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003094:Collagen / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D006133:Growth Substances; D011506:Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D003094:Collagen; D004247:DNA; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D013936:Thymidine