BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4 AND OSTEOGENIC DEVICES AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS CONTAINING THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to reindeer bone formation inducing protein called bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) and nucleotide molecules encoding said proteins and host cells expressing said proteins. The present invention relates also to the use of said BMP-4 for treating disorders related to bone and cartilage formation. The present invention further relates to osteogenic devices and pharmaceutical compositions containing said proteins.