Cataloguenumber
PKA-239
Synonyms
FLT-1,FLT1,Tyrosine-proteinkinasereceptorFLT,Flt-1,Tyrosine-proteinkinaseFRT,Fms-liketyrosinekinase1,VEGFR-1.
Introduction
Endothelialcellsexpressthreedifferentvascularendothelialgrowthfactor(VEGF)receptors,belongingtothefamilyofreceptortyrosinekinases(RTKs).TheyarenamedVEGFR-1(Flt-1),VEGFR-2(KDR/Flk-1),VEGFR-3(Flt-4).Theirexpressionisalmostexclusivelyrestrictedtoendothelialcells,butVEGFR-1canalsobefoundonmonocytes,dendriticcellsandontrophoblastcells.Theflt-1genewasfirstdescribedin1990.Thereceptorcontainssevenimmunoglobulin-likeextracellulardomains,asingletransmembraneregionandanintracellularsplitedtyrosinekinasedomain.ComparedtoVEGFR-2theFlt-1receptorhasahigheraffinityforVEGFbutaweakersignalingactivity.VEGFR-1thusleadsnottoproliferationofendothelialcells,butmediatessignalsfordifferentiation.InterestinglyanaturallyoccuringsolublevariantofVEGFR-1(sVEGFR-1)wasfoundinHUVEsupernatantsin1996,whichisgeneratedbyalternativesplicingoftheflt-1mRNA.The
BIOLOGicalfunctionsofsVEGFR-1stillarenotclear,butitseemstobeanendogenousregulatorofangiogenesis,bindingVEGFwiththesameaffinityasthefull-lengthreceptor.
Description
SolubleFLT1D1-5HumanRecombinantproducedinbaculovirusismonomeric,glycosylated,polypeptidecontaining562aminoacidsandhavingamolecularmassof70kDa.Thesolublereceptorproteincontainsonlythefirst5extracellulardomains,whichcontainalltheinformationnecessaryforbindingofVEGF.
TheFLT1ispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechniques.
Source
InsectCells.
PhysicalAppearance
SterileFilteredWhitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder.
Formulation
FLT1D1-5waslyophilizedfromaconcentrated(1mg/ml)sterilesolutioncontainingnoadditives.
Solubility
ItisrecommendedtoreconstitutethelyophilizedFLT1D5insterilewaternotlessthan100µg/ml,whichcanthenbefurtherdilutedtootheraqueoussolutions.
LyophilizedFLT-1althoughstableatroomtemperaturefor3weeks,shouldbestoreddesiccatedbelow-18°C.UponreconstitutionFLT1shouldbestoredat4°Cbetween2-7daysandforfutureusebelow
-18°C.
Forlongtermstorageitisrecommendedtoaddacarrierprotein(0.1%HSAorBSA).
Pleasepreventfreeze-thawcycles.
Purity
Greaterthan90.0%asdeterminedby(a)AnalysisbyRP-HPLC.
(b)AnalysisbySDS-PAGE.
BiologicalActivity
TheactivityofFLT1D5wasdeterminedbyitsabilitytoabolishthebindingofiodinatedVEGFtosolidsurfacesorcellsurfaces.TheED50forthiseffectistypically10ng/ml,correspondingtoaspecificactivityof100,000IU/mg.
Ina13dayCAM-assaysVEGFR-1isabletoinhibitVEGFstimulatedsproutingofcapillariesat30pM.
Usage
Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theproductmaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals.