FGF-2 variants having N-terminal deletions and increased receptor selectivity and methods of use thereof

摘要

The present invention relates to the design, manufacture and use of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) polypeptides having improved receptor specificity. In particular, the invention relates to isolated FGF2 polypeptides comprising a truncated N-terminus and optionally N-terminal amino acid substitutions. The present invention provides polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, compositions comprising same and methods for use thereof.