BMP peptides and methods of use
AssigneeLifeNet Health
InventorsXiaofei Qin, Silvia Chen, Jingsong Chen, James Clagett
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Abstract
The invention relates to truncated growth factors and variants thereof. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the truncated growth factors. The invention further relates to compositions including a protease and a growth factor comprising a bone morphogenic protein (BMP) or a variant thereof. The invention also relates to methods of using the composition.
Claims7
A method of promoting differentiation of cells into osteoblasts or chondrocytes, the method comprising treating the cells with a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 19.
A method of promoting osteogenesis of cells in a tissue, the method comprising treating the tissue with
- a peptide consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 19.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.