- Catalog number
- PA1332-iFluor647
- Size / count
- 100 µg
- Dry ice
- No
- Hazardous
- No
- Discontinued
- Yes
- Background
- C-fos induced growth factor (FIGF) (or vascular endothelial growth factor D, VEGF-D) is a vascular endothelial growth factor that in humans is encoded by the FIGF gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the platelet-derived growth factor/vascular endothelial growth factor (PDGF/VEGF) family and is active in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and endothelial cell growth. Analyzing by Northern blotting, Yamada et al. (1997) symbolized VEGFD, was expressed as a 2.2-kb transcript with highest expression in lung, heart, small intestine, and fetal lung, and lower levels in skeletal muscle, colon, and pancreas. And Achen et al. (1998) concluded that VEGFD was most closely related to VEGFC by virtue of the presence of N- and C-terminal extensions that were not found in other VEGF family members. Stacker et al. (2001) showed that VEGFD can induce tumor angiogenesis through VEGFR2 and tumor lymphangiogenesis through VEGFR3, whereas VEGF, which does not activate VEGFR3, induces only tumor angiogenesis.
- Synonyms
- Vascular endothelial growth factor D;VEGF-D;c-Fos-induced growth factor;FIGF;FIGF;VEGFD;
- Gene Name
- Vascular endothelial growth factor D
- UniProt
- O43915
- Host
- Rabbit
- Reactivity
- Human,Mouse,Rat
- Cross Reactivity
- No cross-reactivity with other proteins
- Immunogen
- A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence in the middle region of human VEGFD, identical to the related rat and mouse sequences.
- Clonality
- Polyclonal
- Tissue Specificity
- Highly expressed in lung, heart, small intestine and fetal lung, and at lower levels in skeletal muscle, colon, and pancreas.
- Applications
- IHC,WB
- Purification
- Immunogen affinity purified.
- Concentration
- Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.
- Form
- Lyophilized
- Reconstitution
- Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.
- Function
- Growth factor active in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis and endothelial cell growth, stimulating their proliferation and migration and also has effects on the permeability of blood vessels. May function in the formation of the venous and lymphatic vascular systems during embryogenesis, and also in the maintenance of differentiated lymphatic endothelium in adults. Binds and activates VEGFR-2 (KDR/FLK1) and VEGFR-3 (FLT4) receptors. .
- Components
- Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3.
- References & Citations
- 1. Yamada, Y., Nezu, J., Shimane, M., Hirata, Y. Molecular cloning of a novel vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF-D. Genomics 42: 483-488, 1997.
2. Achen, M. G., Jeltsch, M., Kukk, E., Makinen, T., Vitali, A., Wilks, A. F., Alitalo, K., Stacker, S. A. Vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D) is a ligand for the tyrosine kinases VEGF receptor 2 (Flk1) and VEGF receptor 3 (Flt4). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95: 548-553, 1998.
3. Stacker, S. A., Caesar, C., Baldwin, M. E., Thornton, G. E., Williams, R. A., Prevo, R., Jackson, D. G., Nishikawa, S., Kubo, H., Achen, M. G. VEGF-D promotes the metastatic spread of tumor cells via the lymphatics. Nature Med. 7: 186-191, 2001.
- Storage Conditions
- Store at -20℃ for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4℃ for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20℃ for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- Calculated Molecular Weight
- 40444 MW
- Observed Molecular Weight
- 160 kDa
- Fragment
- Rabbit IgG
- Specificity
- No cross reactivity with other proteins.
- Applications Notes
- Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, Human, Rat, Mouse, By Heat<br>Western blot, 0.1-0.5μg/ml, Human, Rat, Mouse<br>
- Subcellular Location
- Secreted.
- Sequence Similarities
- Belongs to the PDGF/VEGF growth factor family.
- Protein Name
- Vascular endothelial growth factor D