Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Animal-Free Protein

SDS-Page: Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2 Animal-Free Protein [NBP2-76304] - 1 ug in each lane (-) non-reducing conditions and (+) reducing conditions in a 4-20% Tris-Glycine gel.

Bioactivity: Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2 Animal-Free Protein [NBP2-76304] - FGF basic/FGF2 induced proliferation of 3T3 cells.

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Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Animal-Free Protein Summary

• Description: For prolonged storage, dilute to working aliquots.
  
  Expiration Date:
  12 months from date of receipt when stored at -20C to-80C as supplied. 1 month when stored at 4C after reconstituting as directed. 3 months when stored at -20C to -80C after reconstituting as directed.
• Specificity: FGF basic/FGF2 is a monomer, 17.3 kDa (155 aa)
• Preparation Method: Protein is derived from genetically modified E. coli.
• Details of Functionality: 3T3 cell proliferation, >2 x 10^5 units/mg (ED50 acceptance criteria are <5 ng/mL).
• Source: E. coli
• Protein/Peptide Type: Recombinant Protein
• Gene: FGF2
• Purity: >95%, by SDS-PAGE
• Endotoxin Note: Acceptance criteria for endotoxin levels are <1 EUs/ug protein (determined by Kinetic LAL Method).

Applications/Dilutions

• Dilutions:
  • Bioactivity
  • SDS-Page
• Application Notes: Lot Specific Information:
  Given endotoxin and ED50 values are acceptance criteria standards. For lot specific values, please contact technical support.
• Theoretical MW: 17.3 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 -70C as supplied. After reconstitution, store at 2 to 8C for 1 month and at -20 to -70C for long term storage. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
• Buffer: Lyophilized from a sterile (0.2 micron) filtered aqueous solution containing 10 mM sodium phosphate, 75 mM sodium chloride, pH 7.5
• Preservative: No Preservative
• Concentration: LYOPH
• Purity: >95%, by SDS-PAGE
• Reconstitution Instructions: Sterile water at 0.1 mg/mL. Upon reconstitution, a small amount of visible precipitate can be expected. A 10% overfill has been added to the total material vialed to compensate for this loss.

Alternate Names for Recombinant Human FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF Animal-Free 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

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 (NBP2-76304). (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