High-throughput measurements of bone morphogenetic protein/bone morphogenetic protein receptor interactions using biolayer interferometry

Biointerphases. 2021 Jun 8;16(3):031001. doi: 10.1116/6.0000926.

Abstract

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are an important family of growth factors playing a role in a large number of physiological and pathological processes, including bone homeostasis, tissue regeneration, and cancers. In vivo, BMPs bind successively to both BMP receptors (BMPRs) of type I and type II, and a promiscuity has been reported. In this study, we used biolayer interferometry to perform parallel real-time biosensing and to deduce the kinetic parameters (ka, kd) and the equilibrium constant (KD) for a large range of BMP/BMPR combinations in similar experimental conditions. We selected four members of the BMP family (BMP-2, 4, 7, 9) known for their physiological relevance and studied their interactions with five type-I BMP receptors (ALK1, 2, 3, 5, 6) and three type-II BMP receptors (BMPR-II, ACTR-IIA, ACTR-IIB). We reveal that BMP-2 and BMP-4 behave differently, especially regarding their kinetic interactions and affinities with the type-II BMPR. We found that BMP-7 has a higher affinity for the type-II BMPR receptor ACTR-IIA and a tenfold lower affinity with the type-I receptors. While BMP-9 has a high and similar affinity for all type-II receptors, it can interact with ALK5 and ALK2, in addition to ALK1. Interestingly, we also found that all BMPs can interact with ALK5. The interaction between BMPs and both type-I and type-II receptors in a ternary complex did not reveal further cooperativity. Our work provides a synthetic view of the interactions of these BMPs with their receptors and paves the way for future studies on their cell-type and receptor specific signaling pathways.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / methods
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 / chemistry
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 / metabolism
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 / chemistry
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 / metabolism
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 / chemistry
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 / metabolism
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors / chemistry
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors / metabolism*
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I / chemistry
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I / metabolism
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II / metabolism
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / chemistry
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / metabolism*
  • Dimerization
  • Growth Differentiation Factor 2 / chemistry
  • Growth Differentiation Factor 2 / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Interferometry
  • Kinetics
  • Protein Binding
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance

Substances

  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7
  • Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
  • GDF2 protein, human
  • Growth Differentiation Factor 2
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type I
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Type II