Human PDGFB blocking peptide

Nature

Synthetic

Tag/Conjugate

Unconjugated

SequenceSimilarities

19 amino acids near the carboxy terminus of human PDGF-B.

Purity

> 95 % by SDS-PAGE.

Format

Lyophilized

Preservative

None

Storage

Shipped at 4°C. Upon delivery aliquot and store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles. Information available upon request.

Reconstitution

PDGFB peptide is supplied as 1mg of dried peptide. When the peptide is reconstituted in 1 mL strile water, the concentration will be 1 mg/mL.

Introduction

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the platelet-derived growth factor family. The four members of this family are mitogenic factors for cells of mesenchymal origin and are characterized by a motif of eight cysteines. This gene product can exist either as a homodimer (PDGF-BB) or as a heterodimer with the platelet-derived growth factor alpha polypeptide (PDGF-AB), where the dimers are connected by disulfide bonds. Mutations in this gene are associated with meningioma. Reciprocal translocations between chromosomes 22 and 17, at sites where this gene and that for collagen type 1, alpha 1 are located, are associated with a particular type of skin tumor called dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans resulting from unregulated expression of growth factor. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2013]

Entrez Gene ID

Synonyms

PDGFB; platelet-derived growth factor beta polypeptide; SIS; SSV; IBGC5; PDGF2; c-sis; PDGF-2; platelet-derived growth factor subunit B; becaplermin; PDGF, B chain; PDGF subunit B; proto-oncogene c-Sis; platelet-derived growth factor 2; platelet-derived growth factor B chain; platelet-derived growth factor, beta polypeptide (oncogene SIS); platelet-derived growth factor beta polypeptide (simian sarcoma viral (v-sis) oncogene homolog);