Journal
BONE
Volume 109, Issue -, Pages 241-250Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2017.07.024
Keywords
Heterotopic bone formation; Bone morphogenetic proteins; Transmembrane serine/threonine kinase receptors; Smad proteins; Interstitial mesenchymal cells
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan [JSPS KAKENHI] [17H04317, 17K11026, 16K20067]
- MEXT [S1311002]
- Maruki Memorial Award [17-A-1-01]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17H04317, 16K20067, 17K11026] Funding Source: KAKEN
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More than 50 years ago, Marshal M. Urist detected heterotopic bone-inducing activity in demineralized bone matrix. This unique activity was referred to as bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) because it was sensitive to trypsin digestion. Purification of the bone-inducing activity from demineralized bone matrix using a bone-inducing assay in vivo indicated that the original BMP consisted of a mixture of new members of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) family. The establishment of new in vitro assay systems that reflect the bone-inducing activity of BMPs in vivo have revealed the functional receptors and downstream effectors of BMPs. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by progressive heterotopic bone formation in soft tissues similar to the event induced by the transplantation of BMPs in skeletal muscle. In patients with FOP, genetic mutations have been identified in the ACVR1 gene, which encodes the BMP receptor ALK2. The mutations in ALK2 associated with FOP are hypersensitive to type II receptor kinases. Recently, activin A, a non-osteogenic member of the TGF-beta family, was identified as the ligand of the mutant ALK2 in FOP, and various types of signaling inhibitors for mutant ALK2 are currently under development to establish effective treatments for FOP. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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