Findings from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Biomedical Engineering in Stem Cell Research Reported

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2011 JAN 17 - (VerticalNews.com) -- A new study, 'Modular peptides promoternhuman mesenchymal stem cell differentiation on biomaterial surfaces,' is now available.rnAccording to recent research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, "Molecular designrnstrategies in biomedical applications often involve creating modular 'fusion' proteins, in whichrndistinct domains within a single molecule can perform multiple functions. We have synthesizedrna new class of modular peptides that include a biologically active sequence derived from therngrowth factor BMP-2 and a series of hydroxyapatite-binding sequences inspired by the Nterminalrnalpha-helix of osteocalcin."