Recombinant Mouse FGF-9/FGF9 Protein (His Tag)

Specifications

Catalog number

PKSM041022-01

Size / count

10 µg

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Fibroblast growth factor-9 (FGF-9) is an approximately 26 kDa secreted glycoprotein of the FGF family. Secreted mouse FGF-9 lacks the N-terminal 1-3 aa and shares >98% sequence identity with rat, human, equine, porcine and bovine FGF-9. FGF-9 plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell migration. In the mouse embryo the location and timing of FGF-9 expression affects development of the skeleton, cerebellum, lungs, heart, vasculature, digestive tract, and testes .It may have a role in glial cell growth and differentiation during development, gliosis during repair and regeneration of brain tissue after damage, differentiation and survival of neuronal cells, and growth stimulation of glial tumors. Deletion of mouse FGF-9 is lethal at birth due to lung hypoplasia, and causes rhizomelia, or shortening of the proximal skeleton. An unusual constitutive dimerization of FGF 9 buries receptor interaction sites which lowers its activity, and increases heparin affinity which inhibits diffusion. A spontaneous mouse mutant, Eks, interferes with dimerization, resulting monomeric, diffusible FGF-9 that causes elbow and knee synostoses (joint fusions) due to FGF-9 misexpression in developing joints.

Abbreviation

FGF-9; FGF9

Synonyms

FGF-9; Fgf-9; Fgf9; Fibroblast growth factor 9; GAF; Glia-activating factor; HBGF-9; heparin-binding growth factor-9

UniProt

P54130

Accession Number

P54130

Expression System

E.coli

Tag

N-His

Sequence

Met1-Ser208

Endotoxin

< 0.01 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

Purity

> 95 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Bioactivity

Not validated for activity

Reconstitution

Not Applicable

Shipping Conditions

This product is provided as liquid. It is shipped at frozen temperature with blue ice/gel packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at < - 20°C.

Storage Conditions

Store at < -20°C, stable for 6 months. Please minimize freeze-thaw cycles.

Calculated Molecular Weight

24.4 kDa

Observed Molecular Weight

25 kDa

Formulation

Supplied as a 0.2 μm filtered solution of 20mM Tris-HCl, 150mM NaCl, 5% Trehalose, 1mM EDTA, 20% Glycerol, 1mM DTT, pH 8.5.

Species

Mouse