ProductDescription:
BDNFisamemberoftheNGFfamilyofneurotrophicgrowthfactors.Likeothermembersofthisfamily,BDNFsupportsneuronproliferationandsurvival.BDNFcanbindtoalowaffinitycellsurfacereceptorcalledLNGFR,whichalsobindsotherneurotrophinssuchasNGF,NT-3andNT-4.However,BDNFmediatesitsneurotrophicpropertiesbysignalingthroughahighaffinitycellsurfacereceptorcalledgp145/trkB.BDNFisexpressedastheC-terminalportionofa247aminoacidpolypeptideprecursor,whichalsocontainsasignalsequenceof18aminoacidresiduesandapropeptideof110aminoacidresidues.RecombinantHumanBDNFisa27.0kDahomodimeroftwo120aminoacidsubunitslinkedbystrongnon-covalentinteractions.HumanandMouseBDNFsequencesareidentical.
TechnicalSpecifications:
- Species:Human
- Expression:E.coliCellExpressed
- Activity:Typically0.5-1.0μg/mLED50
- Purity:>98%
- Endotoxin:<1.0EU/μg
- MolecularMass:27.0kDa,homodimer
- CountryofOrigin:USA
PurityConfirmation:
ThiswasdeterminedbySDS-PAGEgelandHPLCanalysis.
ActivityAssay:
DeterminedbyitsABIlitytostimulatetheproliferationofratC6cells.
AASequence:
MHSDPARRGE | LSVCDSISEW | VTAADKKTAV |
DMSGGTVTVL | EKVPVSKGQL | KQYFYETKCN |
PMGYTKEGCR | GIDKRHWNSQ | CRTTQSYVRA |
LTMDSKKRIG | WRFIRIDTSC | VCTLTIKRGR |
ReconstitutionBuffer:
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1-1.0mg/ml.Donotvortex.
Storage:
Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%HSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat-20°Cto-80°C.