Recombinant Canine KGF/FGF-7 Protein

Catalog #: 1957-KG Datasheet / COA / SDS

Carrier Free

Catalog #	Availability	Size / Price	Qty
1957-KG-025/CF

With Carrier

Catalog #	Availability	Size / Price	Qty
1957-KG-025

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Recombinant Canine KGF/FGF-7 Protein Summary

Product Specifications

Purity

>95%, by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and visualized by silver stain

Endotoxin Level

<0.01 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method.

Activity

Measured in a cell proliferation assay using 4MBr‑5 rhesus monkey epithelial cells. Rubin, J.S. et al. (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:802. The ED₅₀ for this effect is 25-50 ng/mL.

Source

E. coli-derived canine KGF/FGF-7 protein
Cys32-Thr194 & Ser55-Thr194

Accession #

P79150

N-terminal Sequence
Analysis

Cys32 & Ser55

Predicted Molecular Mass

18.8 kDa

Product Datasheets

1957-KG (with carrier)

Product Datasheet

COA

SDS

1957-KG/CF (carrier free)

Product Datasheet

COA

SDS

Carrier Free

What does CF mean?

CF stands for Carrier Free (CF). We typically add Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) as a carrier protein to our recombinant proteins. Adding a carrier protein enhances protein stability, increases shelf-life, and allows the recombinant protein to be stored at a more dilute concentration. The carrier free version does not contain BSA.

What formulation is right for me?

In general, we advise purchasing the recombinant protein with BSA for use in cell or tissue culture, or as an ELISA standard. In contrast, the carrier free protein is recommended for applications, in which the presence of BSA could interfere.

1957-KG

Formulation	Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in MOPS, Na₂SO₄, EDTA and DTT with BSA as a carrier protein.
Reconstitution	Reconstitute at 10 μg/mL in sterile PBS containing at least 0.1% human or bovine serum albumin.
Shipping	The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage:	Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

1957-KG/CF

Formulation	Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in MOPS, Na₂SO₄, EDTA and DTT.
Reconstitution	Reconstitute at 100 μg/mL in sterile PBS.
Shipping	The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage:	Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied. 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution. 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

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Background: KGF/FGF-7

The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family consists of twenty three known structurally-related proteins that play key roles in development, morphogenesis, angiogenesis, wound healing and tumorigenesis (1). All FGFs share a common structural fold, the beta -trefoil scaffold, in a conserved central region of approximately 120 amino acid (aa), which contains the active site and a heparin binding site (2). FGF-7, also known as keratinocyte growth factor (KGF), was originally identified from the conditioned medium of a human embryonic lung fibroblast cell line (3). It is secreted by cells of mesenchymal origin and functions predominantly on epithelial cells (1). The mature caFGF-7 is generated from a 194 aa precursor protein by cleavage of the first 31 aa at the N-terminus. It shares 97.4% and 95.9% sequence identity with human and mouse KGF, respectively (4). FGFs signal through high affinity tyrosine kinase receptors (FGF R) (5). Cellular responses to FGFs are modulated by heparan sulfate proteoglycans that are also known as low affinity FGF receptors and by heparin (6). Various isoforms of the four FGF R exist (FGF R‑1 through -4). They are produced from alternatively spliced transcripts in both the extracellular and intracellular domains. FGF-7 signals through the FGF R2IIIb (also known as KGF R), which is a spliced variant of FGF R2 (7). KGF R binds FGF-1 and FGF-7 with high affinity and FGF-2 with a 20-fold lower affinity (8).

References

Zetter, B.R. (1998) Annu. Rev. Med. 49:407.
Murzin, A.G. et al. (1992) J. Mol. Biol. 223:531.
Finch, P.W. et al. (1989) Science 245:752.
Canatan, H. et al. (1996) DNA Cell Biol. 15:247.
Vlodavsky, I. et al. (1996) Cancer Metastasis Rev. 15:177.
Givol, D. and A. Yayon (1992) FASEB J. 6:3362.
Miki, T. et al. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89:246.
Bottaro, D.P. et al. (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265:12767.

Long Name

Keratinocyte Growth Factor

Entrez Gene IDs

2252 (Human); 403915 (Canine)

Alternate Names

FGF7; FGF-7; fibroblast growth factor 7HBGF-7; HBGF7; HBGF-7; Heparin-binding growth factor 7; keratinocyte growth factor; KGF; KGFfibroblast growth factor 7 (keratinocyte growth factor)