EGF active protein

Recombinant Human EGF

Cat. Num. AAA4159643

• Gene Names: EGF; URG; HOMG4
• Purity: >95% as determined by SDS-PAGE
• Synonyms: EGF; Recombinant Human EGF; Urogastrone; Recombinant Human Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF); EGF active protein

• Host: E Coli
• Purity/Purification: >95% as determined by SDS-PAGE
• Form/Format: Lyophilized from a 0.2 um filtered solution in PBS.
• Sequence Length: 1207

• Bioactivity: The ED50 was determined by a cell proliferation assay using human epithelial cell line and found to be <0.2ng/ml.
• Endotoxin Level: <1.0 EU/ug of recombinant protein as determined by the LAL method
• Reconstitution: A quick spin of the vial followed by reconstitution in sterile distilled water to a concentration not less than 0.1 mg/mL. This solution can then be diluted into other buffers.
• Preparation and Storage: The lyophilized protein is stable for at least one year from date of receipt at-70 degree C. Upon reconstitution, this cytokine can be stored in working aliquots at 2-8 degree C for one month, or at-20 degree C for six months, with a carrier protein without detectable loss of activity. Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

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Related Product Information for EGF active protein

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a small mitogenic protein that is thought to be involved in mechanisms such as normal cell growth, oncogenesis, and wound healing. This protein shows both strong sequential and functional homology with human type-alpha transforming growth factor (hTGF alpha), which is a competitor for EGF receptor sites. EGF receptors are expressed in almost all types of tissues. Parietal endoderm, mature skeletal muscles, and hematopoietic tissues do not express the receptor. The EGF receptor, designated HER1, is a 170 kDa transmembrane glycoprotein with a length of 1186 amino acids. It is identical with a previously described glycoprotein called SA-7 (species antigen 7). The extracellular receptor domain has a length of 621 amino acids, including 11 glycosylated asparagine residues and 51 cysteine residues. This domain contains the EGF binding site and also binds mammalian TGF-alpha.

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 251757262
• NCBI GeneID: 1950
• UniProt Accession #: P01133
• Molecular Weight: 6.5 kDa
• NCBI Official Full Name: Pro-epidermal growth factor
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: epidermal growth factor
• NCBI Official Symbol: EGF
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: URG; HOMG4
• NCBI Protein Information: pro-epidermal growth factor
• UniProt Protein Name: Pro-epidermal growth factor
• Protein Family: EGF-like domain containing protein
• UniProt Gene Name: EGF
• UniProt Synonym Gene Names: EGF
• UniProt Entry Name: EGF_HUMAN

NCBI Description

This gene encodes a member of the epidermal growth factor superfamily. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the 53-amino acid epidermal growth factor peptide. This protein acts a potent mitogenic factor that plays an important role in the growth, proliferation and differentiation of numerous cell types. This protein acts by binding with high affinity to the cell surface receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor. Defects in this gene are the cause of hypomagnesemia type 4. Dysregulation of this gene has been associated with the growth and progression of certain cancers. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2016]