Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Protein

HPLC: Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2 Protein [NBP1-99161]

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Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Protein Summary

• Description: Recombinant bioactive protein containing 147 amino acids for Human FGF basic/FGF2
  
  Source:E. coli
  Amino Acid Sequence:(P09038) - MPALPEDGGS GAFPPGHFKD PKRLYCKNGG FFLRIHPDGR VDGVREKSDP HIKLQLQAEE RGVVSIKGVC ANRYLAMKED GRLLASKCVT DECFFFERLE SNNYNTYRSR KYTSWYVALK RTGQYKLGSK TGPGQKAILF LPMSAKS
  
  This product is manufactured by Abcam and distributed by Novus Biologicals. (Abcam Catalog Number: ab61845)
• Preparation Method: Determined to be >97% pure by SDS-PAGE
• Details of Functionality: EC50 is typically 0.67-1.45 ng/ml. The activity was determined by the dose-dependent stimulation of mouse BALB/c 3T3 cells.
• Source: E. coli
• Protein/Peptide Type: Recombinant Protein
• Gene: FGF2
• Purity: >97%, by SDS-PAGE
• Endotoxin Note: <0.01 ng/ug

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Bioactivity
  • SDS-Page
• Theoretical MW: 16.5 kDa.
  Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

Packaging, Storage & Formulations

• Storage: Store at -20 to -80C. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
• Buffer: Lyophilized from 10 mM sodium phosphate (pH 8.0)
• Concentration: Lyoph
• Purity: >97%, by SDS-PAGE
• Reconstitution Instructions: Centrifuge vial before opening. Reconstitute with sterile water to 0.1 mg/ml, which can be further diluted into other aqueous solutions.

Alternate Names for Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Protein

• basic fibroblast growth factor bFGF
• Basic fibroblast growth factor
• bFGF
• FGF basic
• FGF2
• FGF-2
• FGFBprostatropin
• fibroblast growth factor 2 (basic)
• HBGF-2
• heparin-binding growth factor 2
• Prostatropin

Background

Fibroblast Growth Factors, FGFs, are a 22 member family of proteins known to be involved in angiogenesis, wound healing and embryonic development. As a family, they bind to heparin and signal through four receptor tyrosine kinases called, FGFR1, 2, 3 and 4. Although the mechanism remains unclear, FGF-basic 147 (variant of FGF basic 154) is a critical component in keeping embryonic stem cells undifferentiated in cell culture systems. Recombinant human FGF-b 147 (FGF-2) is a non-glycosylated protein, containing 147 amino acids, and having a molecular mass of 16.5 kDa.

Limitations

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. Peptides and proteins are guaranteed for 3 months from date of receipt.

FAQs for FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Recombinant Protein (NBP1-99161). (Showing 1 - 1 of 1 FAQ).

1. I am looking for an ovine antibody for bFGF and PDGF-AB and ELISA Kits for both. It is for a research work on meniscus healing in sheep. Do you have anything suitable? How is the homology with sheep? Is it ever tested and/or published in papers?
   • Unfortunately, most of the products you are interested in have not yet been tested in sheep, but this should not be a problem, due to sequence homology, and our Innovators Reward Program. In terms of an antibody for bFGF, also called FGF-2, we have several antibodies that are validated to detect the bovine protein, which is almost identical to that from sheep (99% homology). We only have FGF2 ELISA kits that have been tested with human or mouse. Mouse FGF-2 has 94% homology with sheep; human has 98% homology for most of its sequence, but also has an additional stretch of amino acids that is not present in the sheep protein. I therefore think that the mouse kit would be most suitable, just in case the human kit targets the region of the human protein not present in mouse. We sell antibodies to PDGF-A or PDGF-B rather than PDGF-AB. We don't have any PDGF-A antibodies that have been tested in sheep but there are several options you may find of interest. There isn't a sheep PDGFA sequence in UniProt, so I can't comment on how similar it is to the PDGFA from other species. Nevertheless, our NBP1-52533 PDGFB antibody has been shown to work in sheep. We sell two PDGF-AB ELISA kits , but these are for human and rat. I'm not sure how well these would work with sheep. Note that if you test a product with a species (or application) that it has not yet been validated in, you are eligible for our Innovator's Reward: Novus would provide you a 50% refund on the purchased product as well as a 50% discount on a future product of equal or lesser value. You would email innovators@novusbio.com to apply for your award, and we

Bioinformatics

• Gene Symbol: FGF2