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Isolation and chemical characterization of the phosphoproteins of chicken bone matrix: heterogeneity in molecular weight and composition.

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and HCl extracts of calcified chicken bone were fractionated by a variety of techniques, including molecular sieving in guanidinium chloride, ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), reverse-phase HPLC, and preparative sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Using several different experimental schemas, we isolated 14 apparently homogeneous components varying in molecular weight from approximately 150K to approximately 4K-5K. The compositions of all of the phosphoproteins were characterized by high concentrations of Asp, Glu, Ser, Gly, and Ala. Seven of the components which were analyzed contained concentrations of carbohydrate varying from approximately 4% to approximately 17%. Three of the components containing O-phosphoserine which behaved as single bands on SDS-PAGE with molecular weights of approximately 150K, approximately 90K, and approximately 70K contained Hyp and Hyl or Hyl alone and may represent covalently bonded or strongly associated collagen-phosphoprotein complexes or hydroxylated Pro and/or Lys residues of the phosphoproteins. The findings that the amino acid compositions of several of the components were very similar and that N-terminal partial amino acid sequences of the approximately 90- and approximately 60-kilodalton (kDa) and of the approximately 150- and approximately 32-kDa components, respectively, were identical make it clear that some of the lower molecular weight components are derived by proteolysis from higher molecular weight species. In addition to proteolysis, we speculate that it is possible, from the N-terminal amino acid sequence data and preliminary cross-reaction studies of antibodies to four of the phosphoproteins, that the heterogeneity observed in the phosphoprotein components may also be due in part to there being more than one independent gene product for chicken bone phosphoproteins.

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Intact insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5 (IGFBP-5) associates with bone matrix and the soluble fragments of IGFBP-5 accumulated in culture medium of neonatal mouse calvariae by parathyroid hormone and prostaglandin E2-treatment.

We examined the distribution of insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs) in cultured neonatal mouse calvariae. IGFBP-3 and -4 were predominantly found in the conditioned medium. IGFBP-2 was partitioned between conditioned medium and bone and extracellular matrix (BECM), while intact (31-kDa) IGFBP-5 was most abundant in BECM extracts. After treatment with parathyroid hormone (PTH, 10(-8) M) or prostaglandin E2 (PGE2, 10(-6) M), immunoreactive IGFBP-5 accumulated in the conditioned medium in a 21-kDa form which did not bind IGF-I on Western ligand blots. PTH and PGE2 did not alter the level of steady-state IGFBP-5 mRNA, nor markedly stimulate IGFBP-5 synthesis in the calvariae, and thus accumulation of 21-kDa IGFBP-5 was largely due to release from BECM. This accumulation of truncated IGFBP-5 in the conditioned medium was not dependent on osteoclastic bone resorption, since it was not blocked by calcitonin or a bisphosphonate which inhibited PTH- and PGE2-stimulated 45Ca-release. The conditioned medium from PTH- or PGE2-treated cultures degraded recombinant human IGFBP-5 into lower molecular weight fragments. Addition of IGF-1 at 10(-8) M into the culture resulted in accumulation of native 31-kDa IGFBP-5. However, even in the presence of IGF-1, the native IGFBP-5 was degraded and the 21-kDa product accumulated in the culture medium. These results suggested a possible proteolytic mechanism for 21-kDa IGFBP-5 accumulation, responsive to PTH and PGE2. Aprotinin, leupeptin, cystatin, and bestatin did not inhibit the effects of PTH and PGE2 in the cultures. The localization of IGFBP-5 in BECM and its release and proteolysis induced by PTH and PGE2 could play a role in the local regulation of bone metabolism.

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Parallel high-resolution confocal Raman SEM analysis of inorganic and organic bone matrix constituents.

In many multi-disciplinary fields of science, such as tissue engineering, where material and biological sciences are combined, there is a need for a tool that combines ultrastructural and chemical data analysis in a non-destructive manner at high resolution. We show that a combination of confocal Raman spectroscopy (CRS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) can be used for such analysis. Studies of atomic composition can be done by X-ray microanalysis in SEM, but this is only possible for atomic numbers greater than five and does not reveal molecular identity. Raman spectroscopy, however, can provide information on molecular composition and identity by detection of wavelength shifts caused by molecular vibrations. In this study, CRS-SEM revealed that early in vitro-formed bone extracellular matrix (ECM) produced by rat osteoprogenitor cells resembles mature bone chemically. We gained insight into the structure and chemical composition of the ECM, which was composed of mainly mineralized collagen type I fibres and areas of dense carbonated calcium phosphate related to the collagen fibre density, as revealed by Raman imaging of SEM samples. We found that CRS-SEM allows the study of specimens in a non-destructive manner and provides high-resolution structural and chemical information about inorganic and organic constituents by parallel measurements on the same sample.

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Effects of bone matrix components on osteoclast differentiation.

When implanted subcutaneously in rats, devitalized bone particles (BP) elicit the differentiation of osteoclastic cells. Those cells can be distinguished from foreign body giant cells that form in response to particulate plastics. Osteoclast features include resorption of the bone substrate, ruffled borders, calcitonin receptors, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase activity, and modulation by bone active agents. To determine whether expression of these features depends on specific components of the matrix, we characterized the multinucleated cells that developed in response to osteocalcin-deficient BPs, particulate microcrystalline hydroxyapatite (HA), and HA containing 0.1% osteocalcin, collagen, or bovine serum albumin. Only those particles that contained mineral and osteocalcin were associated with osteoclastic cells. These studies support the hypothesis that osteocalcin may function as a matrix signal in the differentiation of osteoclasts.

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A simple and efficient scheme for the purification of insulin-like growth factor II from human bone matrix extract.

Human insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) has been purified to homogeneity from bone which contained 10-15 times more IGF-II than insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). After extraction of IGF-II by demineralization of human bone powder with 10% EDTA containing 4M guanidine HCl at pH 7.4, IGF-II was separated from IGF binding proteins by hydroxylapatite chromatography in the presence of 4M guanidine HCl. The hydroxylapatite unbound fraction containing IGF-II was purified by affinity chromatography using Sm 1.2. monoclonal antibodies, which bind both IGF-I and IGF-II. The final purification of IGF-II was achieved by FPLC mono S ion-exchange chromatography in which IGF-II was separated from IGF-I. Human IGF-II thus purified was shown to be pure by (1) HPLC reverse-phase chromatography, (2) SDS-PAGE, and (3) N-terminal amino acid sequence. From 300 g of bone, 0.18 mg IGF-II was obtained with an overall recovery of 42%. These studies demonstrate the usefulness of (1) bone as a source of IGF-II purification and (2) antibodies that cross-react with both IGF-I and IGF-II for affinity purification of IGFs.

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