Patent ID: 7851435

Claim:
An isolated bone morphogenetic protein (BMP-3), comprising the consensus amino acid sequence: R-K-K-Q-W-D-E-P-R-V/N-C-S/A-R-R-Y-L-K-V-D-F-A-D-I-G-W-N/S-E-W-I-I-S-P-K-S-F-D-A-Y-Y-C-S-G-A-C-E/Q-F-P-M-P-K-M-V/L-R/K-P-S-N-H-A-T-I-Q-S-I-V-R-A-V-G-I/V-V-P/S-G-I-P-E-P-C-C-V (SEQ ID NO: 29), and comprising an amino acid sequence having at least 80% identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, said bone morphogenetic protein having osteogenic activity.