Cataloguenumber
CYT-200
Synonyms
VascularendothelialgrowthfactorA,VEGF-A,Vascularperme
ABIlityfactor,VPF,VEGF,MGC70609.
Introduction
Vascularendothelialgrowthfactorisanimportantsignalingproteininvolvedinbothvasculogenesisandangiogenesis.Asitsnameimplies,VEGFactivityhasbeenmostlystudiedoncellsofthevascularendothelium,althoughitdoeshaveeffectsonanumberofothercelltypes(e.g.stimulationmonocyte/macrophagemigration,neurons,cancercells,kidneyepithelialcells).VEGFmediatesincreasedvascularpermeability,inducesangiogenesis,vasculogenesisandendothelialcellgrowth,promotescellmigration,andinhibitsapoptosis.Invitro,VEGFhasbeenshowntostimulateendothelialcellmitogenesisandcellmigration.VEGFisalsoavasodilatorandincreasesmicrovascularpermeabilityandwasoriginallyreferredtoasvascularpermeabilityfactor.ElevatedlevelsofthisproteinarelinkedtoPOEMSsyndrome,alsoknownasCrow-Fukasesyndrome.Mutationsinthisgenehavebeenassociatedwithproliferativeandnonproliferativediabeticretinopathy.
Description
VascularEndothelialGrowthFactor-121HumanRecombinantproducedininsectcellsasan18kDahomodimer,isaglycosylated,polypeptidechaincontaining121aminoacidsandhavingamolecularmassofapproximately36kDa.VEGF121circulatesmorefreelythanotherVEGFforms,whichbindmoretightlywithvascularheparinsulfates.TheVEGF-121ispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechniques.
Source
Sf9,InsectCells.
PhysicalAppearance
SterileFilteredWhitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder.
Formulation
Theproteinwaslyophilizedfromasolutioncontaining50mMaceticacid.
Solubility
ThelyophilizedVEGF121shouldbereconstitutedin50mMaceticacidtoaconcentrationnotlowerthan50µg/ml.
Stability
LyophilizedVascularEndothelialGrowthFactor121althoughstableatroomtemperaturefor3weeks,shouldbestoreddesiccatedbelow-18°C.UponreconstitutionVEGF-121shouldbestoredat4°Cbetween2-7daysandforfutureusebelow-18°C.Forlongtermstorageitisrecommendedtoaddacarrierprotein(0.1%HSAorBSA).Pleasepreventfreeze-thawcycles.
Purity
Greaterthan95.0%asdeterminedbySDS-PAGE.
MeasuredinacellproliferationassayusingprimaryHUVECs.TheED50forthiseffectistypically2-10ng/ml.
Aminoacidsequence
APMAEGGGQNHHEVVKFMDVYQRSYCHPIETLVDIFQEYPDEIEYIFKPSCVPLMRCGGCCNDEGLECVPTEESNITMQIMRIKPHQGQHIGEMSFLQHNKCECRPKKDRARQEKCDKPRR.
SafetyDataSheet
Usage
Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theproductmaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals.