FGF-18 Protein, Mouse

Catalog Number: UA040248 Brand: UA BIOSCIENCE

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Product Specification

Species	Mouse
Synonyms	FGF18; FGF-18; fibroblast growth factor 18; zFGF5
Accession	O89101
Amino Acid Sequence	Glu28-Gly207
Expression System	E.coli
Molecular Weight	21 kDa (Reducing)
Purity	＞95% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC.
Endotoxin	<0.1EU/μg
Conjugation	Unconjugated
Tag	No Tag
Physical Appearance	Lyophilized Powder
Storage Buffer	1×PBS, pH7.4
Reconstitution	Reconstitute at 0.1-1 mg/ml according to the size in ultrapure water after rapid centrifugation.
Stability & Storage	· 12 months from date of receipt, lyophilized powder stored at -20 to -80℃. · 3 months, -20 to -80℃ under sterile conditions after reconstitution. · 1 week, 2 to 8℃ under sterile conditions after reconstitution. · Please avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Reference	Davidson D. et al. (2005) Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 18 signals through FGF receptor 3 to promote chondrogenesis. J Biol Chem. 280(21): 20509-15. Liu Z. et al. (2007) FGF18 is required for early chondrocyte proliferation, hypertrophy and vascular invasion of the growth plate. Dev Biol. 302(1): 80-91.

Background

Fibroblast Growth Factor 18 (FGF-18) plays an important role in skeletal development and bone homeostasis. Mature human FGF-18 shares 99% amino acid sequence identity with mouse and rat FGF-18. It is expressed in embryonic somites and the neural fold, adult lung, cerebellar and hippocampal neurons, hair follicle root sheath cells, and osteogenic mesenchymal cells. FGF-18 is a heparin-binding growth factor that belongs to the FGF family. Proteins of this family play a central role during prenatal development, postnatal growth and regeneration of a variety of tissues, by promoting cellular proliferation and differentiation. FGF-18 is required for normal skeletal development. Recombinant Human FGF-18 derived from E.coli is a 20 kDa protein consisting of 173 amino acid residues, resulting from C-terminal truncation of the full length protein.