Active Recombinant Human FGF8 Protein (194 aa)

• Cat.No.: FGF8-411F
• Product Overview: Recombinant human Fibroblast Growth Factor-8 (rhFGF-8) produced in E. coli is a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 194 amino acids. A fully biologically active molecule, rhFGF-8 has a molecular mass of 22.5kDa analyzed by reducing SDS-PAGE and is obtained by proprietary chromatographic techniques.

Specification

• Description: Fibroblast Growth Factor-8 (FGF-8) is a heparin-binding growth factor of the FGF family. There are 4 known forms of FGF8 produced by alternative splicing: FGF8a, FGF-8b, FGF-8e and FGF-8f. The human and mouse FGF8b are identical of aa sequences. FGF-8 plays an important role in the regulation of embryonic development, cell proliferation, cell differentiation and cell migration. FGF-8 is required for normal brain, eye, ear and limb development during embryogenesis. It is also required for normal development of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal system.
• Source: E. coli
• Species: Human
• Form: Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.
• Bio-activity: ED50 < 5.0 ng/mL, measured by a cell proliferation assay using 3T3 cells in the presence of 1 μg/mL of heparin, corresponding to a specific activity of > 2.0 × 10^5 units/mg.
• Molecular Mass: 22.5kDa, observed by reducing SDS-PAGE.
• Protein length: 194
• AA Sequence: MQVTVQSSPNFTQHVREQSLVTDQLSRRLIRTYQLYSRTSGKHVQVLANKRINAMAEDGDPFAKLIVETDTFGSRVRVRGAETGLYICMNKKGKLIAKSNGKGKDCVFTEIVLENNYTALQNAKYEGWYMAFTRKGRPRKGSKTRQHQREVHFMKRLPRGHHTTEQSLRFEFLNYPPFTRSLRGSQRTWAPEPR
• Endotoxin: < 0.2 EU/μg, determined by LAL method.
• Purity: > 95% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
• Storage: Lyophilized recombinant human Fibroblast Growth Factor-8 (rhFGF-8) remains stable up to 6 months at -80 centigrade from date of receipt. Upon reconstitution, rhFGF-8 should be stable up to 2 weeks at 4 centigrade or up to 3 months at -20 centigrade.
• Storage Buffer: Lyophilized after extensive dialysis against PBS.
• Reconstitution: Reconstituted in ddH2O at 100 μg/mL.

Gene Information

• Gene Name: FGF8 fibroblast growth factor 8 (androgen-induced) [ Homo sapiens ]
• Official Symbol: FGF8
• Synonyms: FGF8; fibroblast growth factor 8 (androgen-induced); fibroblast growth factor 8; AIGF; androgen-induced growth factor; heparin-binding growth factor 8; KAL6; FGF-8; HBGF-8; MGC149376
• Gene ID: 2253
• mRNA Refseq: NM_001206389
• Protein Refseq: NP_001193318
• MIM: 600483
• UniProt ID: P55075