Human GDF-15 ELISA Kit | GDF-15 elisa kit
Human GDF-15 PicoKine Fast ELISA Kit
NCBI and Uniprot Product Information
NCBI Description
This gene encodes a secreted ligand of the TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta) superfamily of proteins. Ligands of this family bind various TGF-beta receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate each subunit of the disulfide-linked homodimer. The protein is expressed in a broad range of cell types, acts as a pleiotropic cytokine and is involved in the stress response program of cells after cellular injury. Increased protein levels are associated with disease states such as tissue hypoxia, inflammation, acute injury and oxidative stress. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2016]
Uniprot Description
GDF15: disulfide-linked. Belongs to the TGF-beta family.
Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide; Cytokine
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 19p13.11
Cellular Component: extracellular space; extracellular region
Molecular Function: growth factor activity; cytokine activity; transforming growth factor beta receptor binding
Biological Process: regulation of apoptosis; cell-cell signaling; transforming growth factor beta receptor signaling pathway; regulation of MAPKKK cascade; signal transduction; cell development