HA211283

Product name:	Mouse FGF basic/FGF2/bFGF, C-His Tag
Catalog No.:	HA211283
Bio-Activity:	Measured in a cell proliferation assay using NIH/3T3 mouse embryonic fibroblast cells. The ED50 for this effect is 2-10 ng/mL.
Purity:	>95% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Endotoxin:	Less than 1.0 EU per μg by the LAL method.
Formulation:	Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution of PBS, pH7.4, 5% Trehalose, 5% mannitol.

Background:

FGF2, also known as basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and FGF-β, is a growth factor and signaling protein encoded by the FGF2 gene. It binds to and exerts effects via specific fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) proteins, themselves a family of closely related molecules. Fibroblast growth factor protein was first purified in 1975; soon thereafter three variants were isolated: 'basic FGF' (FGF2); Heparin-binding growth factor-2; and Endothelial cell growth factor-2. Gene sequencing revealed that this group is the same FGF2 protein and is a member of a family of FGF proteins. Like other FGF family members, basic fibroblast growth factor possess broad mitogenic and cell survival activities, and is involved in a variety of biological processes, including embryonic development, cell growth, morphogenesis, tissue repair, tumor growth and invasion. In normal tissue, bFGF is present in basement membranes and in the subendothelial extracellular matrix of blood vessels. It stays membrane-bound as long as there is no signal peptide.

Source:

E.coli

Storage:

Please avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Samples are stable for up to twelve months from date of receipt at -20℃ to -80℃ It is recommended that aliquot the reconstituted solution to minimize freeze-thaw cycles.

Reconstitution:

Reconstitute at 250 μg/ml in sterile water.

	Fig1: Protein on SDS-PAGE under reducing (R) condition.
	Fig2: Measured in a cell proliferation assay using NIH/3T3 mouse embryonic fibroblast cells. The ED50 for this effect is 2-10 ng/mL.