Abstract
Human bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4) fused to the collagen-binding domain (CBD) of fbronectin was constructed and expressed in a silkworm-baculovirus expression system. When recombinant BmNPV was injected into the silkworm larvae and harvested after approximately 4 days, 0.22 mg/ml (0.1 mg/larva) of recombinant CBD-BMP4 was secreted into the silkworm haemolymph. Interestingly, cultured silkworm cells infected with the same recombinant virus could not secrete the recombinant CBD-BMP4 into culture media. The purifed rCBD-BMP4 showed Smad- and MAPK-stimulating activities in human UET-13 cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 39-44 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 12 2013 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biotechnology
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Insect Science
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering