
ProductDescription:
CT-1isamemberoftheIL-6familyofcytokineswhichalsoincludesLIF,CNTF,OSM(OncostatinM),IL-11,IL-6andpossIBLyNNT-1/BSF-3.CT-1isapleiotropiccytokinewhichisexpressedinvarioustissuesincludingtheadultheart,skeletalmuscle,ovary,colon,prostateandfetallung,andsignalsthroughtheLIFreceptorandthegp130receptorsubunit.CT-1hastheABIlitytoinducecardiacmyocytehypertrophy,andenhancesthesurvivalofcardiomyocyteanddifferentneuronalpopulations.BIOLOGicallyactivehumanCT-1issynthesizedasa201aminoacidpolypeptidelackingahydrophobicN-terminalsecretionsignalsequence.
TechnicalSpecifications:
- Species:Human
- Expression:E.coliCellExpressed
- Activity:Typically≤1.0ng/mlED50
- Purity:≥98%
- Endotoxin:<1.0EU/μg
- MolecularMass:21.1kDa
- Formulation:1xPBS
- CountryofOrigin:USA
PurityConfirmation:
ThiswasdeterminedbySDS-PAGEgelandHPLCanalysis.
ActivityAssay:
DeterminedbyitsabilitytostimulatetheproliferationofhumanTF-1cells.
AASequence:
SRREGSLEDP | QTDSSVSLLP | HLEAKIRQTH |
SLAHLLTKYA | EQLLQEYVQL | QGDPFGLPSF |
SPPRLPVAGL | SAPAPSHAGL | PVHERLRLDA |
AALAALPPLL | DAVCRRQAEL | NPRAPRLLRR |
LEDAARQARA | LGAAVEALLA | ALGAANRGPR |
AEPPAATASA | ASATGVFPAK | VLGLRVCGLY |
REWLSRTEGD | LGQLLPGGSA |
ReconstitutionBuffer:
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstitutein20mMTris,pH8.0toaconcentrationof≤1.0mg/ml.Donotvortex.
Storage:
Thissolutioncanbestoredat2-8°Cforupto1week.Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%HSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat-20°Cto-80°C.