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Human GDF-15 / GDF15 Protein (His Tag) (Mature Form)

GDF-15,MIC-1,MIC1,NAG-1,PDF,PLAB,PTGFB

Catalog Number P10936-H07Y
Organism Species Human
Host Yeast
Synonyms GDF-15,MIC-1,MIC1,NAG-1,PDF,PLAB,PTGFB
Molecular Weight The recombinant mature form of human GDF15 consists of 130 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 14.2 kDa.
predicted N His
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 90 % as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the mature form of human GDF15 (NP_004855.2) (Ala197-Ile308) was expressed with a polyhistidine tag at the N-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Cancer |Signal transduction |Growth Factor & Receptor |Hormones
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile 35 % CAN, 0.1 % TFA.
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose and mannitol are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Growth-differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), also known as MIC-1, is a secreted member of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-β superfamily, as a novel antihypertrophic regulatory factor in the heart. GDF-15 / GDF15 is not expressed in the normal adult heart but is induced in response to conditions that promote hypertrophy and dilated cardiomyopathy and it is expressed highly in liver. GDF-15 / GDF15 has a role in regulating inflammatory and apoptotic pathways in injured tissues and during disease processes. GDF-15 / GDF15 is synthesized as precursor molecules that are processed at a dibasic cleavage site to release C-terminal domains containing a characteristic motif of 7 conserved cysteines in the mature protein. GDF-15 / GDF15 overexpression arising from an expanded erythroid compartment contributes to iron overload in thalassemia syndromes by inhibiting hepcidin expression.
Reference
  • Ago T, et al. (2006) GDF15, a cardioprotective TGF-beta superfamily protein. Circ Res. 98 (3): 294-297.
  • Hsiao E, et al. (2000) Characterization of growth-differentiation factor 15, a transforming growth factor beta superfamily member induced following liver injury. Mol Cell Biol. 20 (10): 3742-51.
  • Zimmers T, et al. (2005) Growth differentiation factor-15/macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 induction after kidney and lung injury. Shock. 23 (6): 543-8.