Table 1 Kinetic parameters of ligand binding by Fc-fusion protein constructs as determined by SPR.

From: Functionally diverse heteromeric traps for ligands of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily

Ligand

Kinetic parameter

Reference

Heterodimers

Homodimers

IIB-Fc:IIB-Fc

IIB-Fc:ALK4-Fc

IIB-Fc:ALK7-Fc

IIB-Fc:ALK3-Fc

ALK4-Fc:ALK4-Fc

ALK7-Fc:ALK7-Fc

ALK3-Fc:ALK3-Fc

Activin A

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

7.8 ± 0.1

7.4 ± 1.0

20.0 ± 0.8

44.7 ± 0.9

0.2 ± 0.0

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

84.5 ± 4.2

139 ± 34.3

8150 ± 266

7330 ± 327

 > 10,000

KD (pM)

10.9 ± 0.5

18.4 ± 2.5

410 ± 28.5

164 ± 4.8

 > 10,000

Activin B

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

5.7 ± 0.2

5.3 ± 0.3

7.4 ± 0.1

4.8 ± 0.2

NB

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

21.9 ± 2.6

80.7 ± 10.3

114 ± 12.3

335 ± 7.8

KD (pM)

3.8 ± 0.4

15.3 ± 1.9

15.3 ± 1.4

69.6 ± 2.0

GDF3

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

2.9 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.0

1.1 ± 0.0

0.9 ± 0.0

NB

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

1880 ± 34.6

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

KD (pM)

640 ± 6.7

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

GDF8

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

3.2 ± 0.1

2.8 ± 0.1

3.0 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.1

NB

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

125 ± 3.3

236 ± 1.3

637 ± 2.9

696 ± 6.8

KD (pM)

39.1 ± 0.7

83.7 ± 2.0

212 ± 2.7

256 ± 6.9

GDF11

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

19.4 ± 0.3

15.2 ± 0.3

13.5 ± 0.2

13.2 ± 0.3

0.5 ± 0.2

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

75.6 ± 2.2

164 ± 3.2

642 ± 10.7

641 ± 2.4

 > 10,000

KD (pM)

3.9 ± 0.2

10.8 ± 0.4

47.4 ± 0.0

48.5 ± 1.3

 > 10,000

BMP2

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

1.0 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.0

0.4 ± 0.0

12.3 ± 0.5

NB

NB

1.5 ± 0.0

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

35.5 ± 1.8

260 ± 12.1

KD (pM)

 > 10,000

 > 100,000

 > 100,000

2.9 ± 0.3

177 ± 10.1

BMP4

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

0.6 ± 0.0

NB

NB

3.0 ± 0.0

NB

NB

0.4 ± 0.0

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

3520 ± 193

12.6 ± 0.7

88.3 ± 4.9

KD (pM)

5430 ± 95.8

4.1 ± 0.2

202 ± 11.9

BMP6

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

7.8 ± 0.1

7.6 ± 0.2

5.9 ± 0.5

4.6 ± 0.2

NB

NB

0.6 ± 0.0

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

2730 ± 55.7

5730 ± 249

4240 ± 307

214 ± 11.0

5690 ± 128

KD (pM)

348 ± 4.2

758 ± 15.2

715 ± 8.4

46.0 ± 1.6

9030 ± 58.3

BMP7

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

0.8 ± 0.0

0.8 ± 0.0

0.7 ± 0.0

11.9 ± 0.2

NB

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

1970 ± 50.2

KD (pM)

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

165 ± 2.4

BMP9

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

12.4 ± 0.7

8.9 ± 0.6

7.1 ± 0.9

9.7 ± 0.3

NB

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

1100 ± 6.6

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

 > 10,000

KD (pM)

93.3 ± 4.3

1360 ± 77.9

2300 ± 145

1760 ± 30.5

BMP10

ka (× 106 M−1 s−1)

18.6 ± 0.8

41.8 ± 0.3

44.5 ± 1.0

21.5 ± 0.1

NB

NB

NB

kd (× 10–6 s−1)

121 ± 2.6

2800 ± 35.3

3140 ± 60.6

719 ± 11.0

KD (pM)

6.5 ± 0.4

67.0 ± 1.1

70.6 ± 1.0

33.5 ± 0.7

  1. Values are means ± SEMs (n = 3 independent experiments). NB, no binding. Bold cells indicate values obtained by bivalent analyte modeling, all others by 1:1 modeling (see “Methods”). Activin-class ligands and GDF3 are SMAD2/3-pathway activators and BMPs are SMAD1/5/8-pathway activators.