Cataloguenumber
CYT-395
Synonyms
CSF-2,MGI-1GM,GM-CSF,Pluripoietin-alpha,Molgramostin,Sargramostim.
Introduction
GMCSFisacytokinethatcontrolstheproduction,differentiation,andfunctionofgranulocytesandmacrophages.Theactiveformoftheproteinisfoundextracellularlyasahomodimer.Thisgenehasbeenlocalizedtoaclusterofrelatedgenesatchromosomeregion5q31,whichisknowntobeassociatedwithinterstitialdeletionsinthe5q-syndromeandacutemyelogenousleukemia.Othergenesintheclusterincludethoseencodinginterleukins4,5,and13.
GM-CSFstimulatesthegrowthanddifferentiationofhematopoieticprecursorcellsfromvariouslineages,includinggranulocytes,macrophages,eosinophilsanderythrocytes.
Description
GranulocyteMacrophageColonyStimulatingFactorRatRecombinantproducedinE.Coliisasingle,non-glycosylated,polypeptidechaincontaining128aminoacidsandhavingamolecularmassof14590.65Dalton.GM-CSFRatRecombinantispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechniques.
Source
EscherichiaColi.
PhysicalAppearance
SterileFilteredWhitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder.
Formulation
GM-CSFRatwaslyophilizedwithnoadditives.
Solubility
ItisrecommendedtoreconstitutethelyophilizedGranulocyteMacrophageColonyStimulatingFactorinsterile18MΩ-cmH2Onotlessthan100µg/ml,whichcanthenbefurtherdilutedtootheraqueoussolutions.
LyophilizedGranulocyteMacrophageColonyStimulatingFactoralthoughstableatroomtemperaturefor3weeks,shouldbestoreddesiccatedbelow-18°C.UponreconstitutionGMCSFshouldbestoredat4°Cbetween2-7daysandforfutureusebelow-18°C.
Forlongtermstorageitisrecommendedtoaddacarrierprotein(0.1%HSAorBSA).
Pleasepreventfreeze-thawcycles.
Purity
Greaterthan95.0%asdeterminedby:
(a)AnalysisbyRP-HPLC.
(b)AnalysisbySDS-PAGE.
Aminoacidsequence
ThesequenceofthefirstfiveN-terminalaminoacidswasdeterminedandwasfoundtobeMet-Ala-Pro-Thr-Arg.
TheED50range=0.001-0.01ng/mlcorrespondingtoaspecificactivityof100,000,000-1,000,000,000IU/mg,determinedbythedosedependentproliferationofmurineMC/9cells.
Usage
Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theproductmaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals.