ProductDescription:
NT-3isaneurotrophicfactorstructurallyrelatedtoβ-NGF,BDNF,andNT-4.Theseproteinsbelongtothecysteine-knotfamilyofgrowthfactorsthatassumestabledimericstructures.NT-3isexpressedbyneuronsofthecentralnervoussystems,andcansignalthroughthetrkreceptors.NT-3promotesthegrowthandsurvivalofnerveandglialcells.Theaminoacidsequencesofhuman,murineandratNT-3areidentical.RecombinantHumanNT-3isanoncovalentlylinkedhomodimeroftwo13.6kDapolypeptidemonomers(240totalaminoacidresidues).
TechnicalSpecifications:
- Species:Human
- Expression:E.ColiCellExpressed
- Activity: Typically20-50ng/mlED50
- Purity:≥98%
- Endotoxin:<1.0EU/μg
- MolecularMass:13.6kDa
- CountryofOrigin:USA
PurityConfirmation:
ThiswasdeterminedbySDS-PAGEgelandHPLCanalysis.
ActivityAssay:
TheED50asdeterminedbythedose-dependentinductionofcholineacetyltransferaseactivityinratbasalforebrainprimaryseptalcellcultureswasfoundintherangeof20-50ng/ml.
AASequence:
MYAEHKSHRG | EYSVCDSESL | WVTDKSSAID |
IRGHQVTVLG | EIKTGNSPVK | QYFYETRCKE |
ARPVKNGCRG | IDDKHWNSQC | KTSQTYVRAL |
TSENNKLVGW | RWIRIDTSCV | CALSRKIGRT |
ReconstitutionBuffer:
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1-1.0mg/ml.Donotvortex.
Storage:
Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%HSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat-20°Cto-80°C.