| Description : |
Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) presenting in serum but absent from plasma was first discovered in animal study by Lynch and co-workers in the late 1980s. It is a disulfide-linked dimer consisting of two peptides-chain A and chain B. PDGF has three subforms: PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB, PDGF-AB. It is involved in a number of biological processes, including hyperplasia, embryonic neuron development, chemotaxis, and respiratory tubule epithelial cell development. The function of PDGF is mediated by two receptors (PDGFR-α and PDGFR-β). |
| Source : |
E.coli |
| Species : |
Human |
| Form : |
Lyophilized from a 0.2μm filtered concentrated solution in PBS, pH 7.4. |
| Bio-activity : |
Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cell proliferation assay using murine Balb/c 3T3 cells is less than 3 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 3.3 × 10⁵ IU/mg. |
| Molecular Mass : |
Approximately 24.8 kDa, a disulfide-linked homodimeric protein containing two 110 amino acid residues polypeptide (B chain). |
| Protein length : |
110 |
| AA Sequence : |
MSLGSLTIAEPAMIAECKTRTEVFE ISRRLIDRTNANFLVWPPCVEVQRC SGCCNNRNVQCRPTQVQLRPVQVRK IEIVRKKPIFKKATVTLEDHLACKC ETVAAARPVT |
| Endotoxin : |
Less than 1 EU/μg of rHuPDGF-BB as determined by LAL method. |
| Purity : |
>97% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analysis. |
| Storage : |
Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 centigrade as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 centigrade under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 3 months, -20 to -70 centigrade under sterile conditions after reconstitution. |
| Reconstitution : |
We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute in sterile distilled water or aqueous buffer containing 0.1 % BSA to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL. Stock solutions should be apportioned into working aliquots and stored at ≤-20 centigrade. Further dilutions should be made in appropriate buffered solutions. |
