Description
Recombinant Rat GDNF Protein [E. coli] | R20-047S/R20-047 | Gentaur UK, US & Europe Distribution
Species: Rat
Host / biotech: E. coli
Comment: N/A
Label: N/A
Clone / Antibody feature: N/A
Subcategory: Cytokines & Growth Factors
Category: Recombinant Protein
Synonyms: Gdnf
Isotype: N/A
Application: N/A
Detection Range: Determined by its ability to stimulate the proliferation of rat C6 cells.
Species Reactivity/Cross reactivity: Mouse, Rat
Antigen: N/A
Description: GDNF is a disulfide-linked homodimeric neurotrophic factor structurally related to Artemin, Neurturin and Persephin. These proteins belong to the cysteine-knot superfamily of growth factors that assume stable dimeric protein structures. GDNF signals through a multicomponent receptor system, composed of a RET and one of the four GFRα (α1-α4) receptors. GDNF specifically promotes dopamine uptake and survival and morphological differentiation of midbrain neurons. Using Parkinson's disease mouse model, GDNF has been shown to improve conditions such as bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. The functional human GDNF ligand is a disulfide-linked homodimer, of two 15 kDa polypeptide chains called monomers. Each monomer contains seven conserved cysteine residues, one of which (Cys 101) is used for inter-chain disulfide bridging and the others are involved in intramolecular ring formation known as the cysteine knot configuration.
Purity Confirmation: > 98% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses
Endotoxin: < 0.1 ng/µg of protein (<1EU/µg)
Formulation: lyophilized
Storage Handling Stability: N/A
Reconstituation: N/A
Molecular Weight: 15 kDa
Lenght (aa): 135
Protein Sequence: MSPDKQAAAL PRRERNRQAA AASPENSRGK GRRGQRGKNR GCVLTAIHLN VTDLGLGYET KEELIFRYCS GSCEAAETMY DKILKNLSRS RRLTSDKVGQ ACCRPVAFDD DLSFLDDSLV YHILRKHSAK RCGCI
NCBI Gene ID: 25453