Abstract
Controlling the dynamics of growth factor signaling is a challenge in regenerative medicine for various tissues including the central nervous system. Here, we report on the development of the biomolecular system that facilitates sequential regulation of growth factor signals acting on neural stem/progenitor cells. Recombinant technology was employed to synthesize the multifunctional chimeric protein that contained multiple domains, including epidermal growth factor (EGF), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), globular capping domain, thrombin-cleavable sequence, and substrate-binding domain with affinity for Ni(II) ions. The chimeric protein is expected to expose CNTF upon elimination of the capping domain by digestion with endogenous thrombin in vivo. When the multifunctional chimeric protein was immobilized onto a substrate through the coordination of the substrate-binding domain with surface-immobilized Ni(II) ions, the substrate served to proliferate neural stem cells, maintaining the population of undifferentiated cells at 85%. This effect is primarily due to the activity of EGF, while CNTF activity is temporally veiled with the capping domain. Upon digesting the thrombin-cleavable sequence to remove the capping domain, the ...Continue Reading
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