Description
Human Glia Maturation Factor beta | 90147-B | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition
Category: Cytokine
Application: N/A
Background: GMF-beta is a 17- kDa brain-specific protein that was isolated from bovine brain homogenate as a substance inducing the maturation of normal neurons as well as glial cells, and at first, it was considered to be a neurotrophic factor. The amino acid sequence of GMFB is highly conserved among many species, suggesting that it plays basic roles across many species. The expression of GMF-b is largely limited to the brain, especially the glial cells and some neurons . Schwann cells of the distal segment of the transected nerve express GMF-b, and this induction of GMF-b coincides with the temporal expression of nerve growth factor receptors in the cell. This protein causes differentiation of brain cells, stimulation of neural regeneration, and inhibition of proliferation of tumor cells.
Description: Recombinant Glia Maturation Factor is a disulfide-linked monomer protein consisting of 142 amino acid residues, and migrates as an approximately 15 kDa protein under non-reducing and reducing conditions in SDS-PAGE. Optimized DNA sequence encoding human GMF-beta mature chain was expressed in E. coli.
Product Type: Protein
Shippement Condition: gel packs or dry ice
