Cataloguenumber
CYT-139
Synonyms
HCNTF,CNTF,CiliaryNeurotrophicFactor.
Introduction
CNTFisapolypeptidehormonewhoseactionsappeartoberestrictedtothenervoussystemwhereitpromotesneurotransmittersynthesisandneuriteoutgrowthincertainneuronalpopulations.Theproteinisapotentsurvivalfactorforneuronsandoligodendrocytesandmayberelevantinreducingtissuedestructionduringinflammatoryattacks.Amutationinthisgene,whichresultsinaberrantsplicing,leadstociliaryneurotrophicfactordeficiency,butthisphenotypeisnotcausallyrelatedtoneurologicdisease.Inadditiontothepredominantmonocistronictranscriptoriginatingfromthislocus,thegeneisalsoco-transcribedwiththeupstreamZFP91gene.Co-transcriptionfromthetwolociresultsinatranscriptthatcontainsacompletecodingregionforthezincfingerproteinbutlacksacompletecodingregionforciliaryneurotrophicfactor.CNTFisasurvivalfactorforvariousneuronalcelltypes.Seemstopreventthedegenerationofmotoraxonsafteraxotomy.
Description
CiliaryNeurotrophicFactorRecombinantMouseproducedinE.Coliisasingle,non-glycosylatedpolypeptidechaincontaining198aminoacidsandhavingamolecularmassof22.6kDa.TheCNTFispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechniques.
Source
EscherichiaColi.
PhysicalAppearance
SterileFilteredWhitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder.
Formulation
Lyophilizedfroma0.2µmfilteredconcentratedsolutioninPBS,pH7.4.
Solubility
ItisrecommendedtoreconstitutethelyophilizedCNTFinsterile18M-cmH2Onotlessthan100µg/ml,whichcanthenbefurtherdilutedtootheraqueoussolutions.
LyophilizedCiliaryNeurotrophicFactoralthoughstableatroomtemperaturefor3weeks,shouldbestoreddesiccatedbelow-18°C.UponreconstitutionCNTFshouldbestoredat4°Cbetween2-7daysandforfutureusebelow-18°C.Pleasepreventfreeze-thawcycles.
Purity
Greaterthan97.0%asdeterminedby:(a)AnalysisbyRP-HPLC.(b)AnalysisbySDS-PAGE.
Aminoacidsequence
MAFAEQSPLTLHRRDLCSRSIWLARKIRSDLTALMESYVKHQGLNKNISLDSVDGVPVASTDRWSEMTEAERLQENLQAYRTFQGMLTKLLEDQRVHFTPTEGDFHQAIHTLTLQVSAFAYQLEELMALLEQKVPEKEADGMPVTIGDGGLFEKKLWGLKVLQELSQWTVRSIHDLRVISSHHMGISAHESHYGAKQM
Fullybiologicallyactivewhencomparedtostandard.TheED50asdeterminedbythedose-dependantstimulationofTF-1cellsislessthan35ng/ml,correspondingtoaSpecificActivityof3.0×104IU/mg.
SafetyDataSheet
Usage
Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theproductmaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals.