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SUBMITTER: Metzger F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3103329 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Metzger Friedrich F Sajid Waseem W Saenger Stefanie S Staudenmaier Christian C van der Poel Chris C Sobottka Bettina B Schuler Angelika A Sawitzky Mandy M Poirier Raphael R Tuerck Dietrich D Schick Eginhard E Schaubmar Andreas A Hesse Friederike F Amrein Kurt K Loetscher Hansruedi H Lynch Gordon S GS Hoeflich Andreas A De Meyts Pierre P Schoenfeld Hans-Joachim HJ
The Journal of biological chemistry 20110401 22
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) has important anabolic and homeostatic functions in tissues like skeletal muscle, and a decline in circulating levels is linked with catabolic conditions. Whereas IGF-I therapies for musculoskeletal disorders have been postulated, dosing issues and disruptions of the homeostasis have so far precluded clinical application. We have developed a novel IGF-I variant by site-specific addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to lysine 68 (PEG-IGF-I). In vitro, this mod ...[more]