Active Recombinant Human PDGFA

• Cat.No.: PDGFA-101H
• Product Overview: Recombinant human PDGF-AA is a 28.5 kDa disulfide-linked homodimer of two A chains (250 total amino acids). Manufactured using all non-animal reagents.

Specification

• Description: PDGFs are disulfide-linked dimers consisting of two 12.0-13.5 kDa polypeptide chains, designated PDGF-A and PDGF-B chains. The three naturally occurring PDGFs; PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB and PDGF-AB, are potent mitogens for a variety of cell types including smooth muscle cells, connective tissue cells, bone and cartilage cells, and some blood cells. The PDGFs are stored in platelet α-granules and are released upon platelet activation. The PDGFs are involved in a number of biological processes, including hyperplasia, chemotaxis, embryonic neuron development, and respiratory tubule epithelial cell development. Two distinct signaling receptors used by PDGFs have been identified and named PDGFR-α and PDGFR-β. PDGFR-α is high-affinity receptor for each of the three PDGF forms. On the other hand, PDGFR-β interacts with only PDGF-BB and PDGF-AB.
• Source: E. coli
• Species: Human
• Bio-activity: The ED50 as determined by the dose-dependent stimulation of thymidine uptake by Balb/c 3T3 cells is ≤ 1 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of ≥ 1 x 106 units/mg.
• AA Sequence: SIEEAVPAVC KTRTVIYEIP RSQVDPTSAN FLIWPPCVEV KRCTGCCNTS SVKCQPSRVH HRSVKVAKVE YVRKKPKLKE VQVRLEEHLE CACATTSLNP DYREEDTGRP RESGKKRKRK RLKPT
• Purity: Greater than 98% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.
• Storage: Store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Gene Information

• Gene Name: PDGFA platelet-derived growth factor alpha polypeptide [ Homo sapiens ]
• Official Symbol: PDGFA
• Synonyms: PDGFA; platelet-derived growth factor alpha polypeptide; platelet-derived growth factor subunit A; PDGF A chain; PDGF A; PDGF1; platelet derived growth factor alpha chain; PDGF-1; PDGF A-chain; PDGF subunit A; platelet-derived growth factor A chain; platelet-derived growth factor alpha chain; platelet-derived growth factor alpha isoform 2 preproprotein; PDGF-A
• Gene ID: 5154
• mRNA Refseq: NM_002607
• Protein Refseq: NP_002598
• MIM: 173430
• UniProt ID: P04085
• Chromosome Location: 7p22
• Pathway: Ceramide signaling pathway, organism-specific biosystem; Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, organism-specific biosystem; Cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction, conserved biosystem; Cytokines and Inflammatory Response, organism-specific biosystem; Downstream signal transduction, organism-specific biosystem; Focal Adhesion, organism-specific biosystem; Focal adhesion, organism-specific biosystem
• Function: cell surface binding; collagen binding; eukaryotic cell surface binding; growth factor activity; platelet-derived growth factor binding; platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding; contributes_to platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding; platelet-derived growth factor receptor binding; protein heterodimerization activity; protein homodimerization activity