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Mouse Meteorin / METRN Protein (Fc Tag)

1810034B16Rik,Hyrac

Catalog Number P50605-M01H
Organism Species Mouse
Host Human Cells
Synonyms 1810034B16Rik,Hyrac
Molecular Weight The recombinant mouse METRN/Fc comprises 526 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 58.4 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the protein is approximately 57 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions due to glycosylation.
predicted N Glu
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 85 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the mouse METRN (Q8C1Q4-1) (Gly22-Asp291) was expressed with the fused Fc region of human IgG1 at the N-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Developmental Biology |Embryogenesis |Germ Layer Formation |Ectoderm Marker
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose, mannitol and 0.01% Tween80 are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Meteorin is a novel secreted protein that is expressed in undifferentiated neural progenitors and in the astrocyte lineage, including radial glia. It plays important roles in the differentiation of glial cells and also in axonal network formation during neurogenesis. Meteorin selectively promoted astrocyte formation from mouse cerebrocortical neurospheres in differentiation culture, whereas it induced cerebellar astrocytes to become radial glia. Meteorin also induced axonal extension in small and intermediate neurons of sensory ganglia by activating nearby satellite glia.
Reference
  • Martin J, et al. (2004) The sequence and analysis of duplication-rich human chromosome 16. Nature. 432(7020):988-94.
  • Nishino J, et al. (2004) Meteorin: a secreted protein that regulates glial cell differentiation and promotes axonal extension. EMBO J. 23(9):1998-2008.
  • Ota T, et al. (2004) Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs. Nat Genet. 36(1):40-5.