Recombinant Murine GDF-5 (BMP-14/CDMP-1)
Catalog Number:
315-24
Synonyms:
BMP-14, Cartilage-Derived Morphogenetic Protein-1 (CDMP-1)
Description:
GDF-5 is expressed in long bones during embryonic development and postnatally in articular cartilage. Mutations in the GDF-5 gene have been implicated in Grebe Syndrome, which is characterized by short stature, extra digits, short and deformed extremities, and in Hunter-Thompson type dwarfism. The mature and functional form of GDF-5 is a homodimer of two 120 amino-acid polypeptide chain (monomers) linked by a single disulfide bond. Each GDF-5 monomer is expressed as the C-terminal part of a precursor polypeptide, which also contains a 27 amino-acid signal peptide and a 348 amino-acid propeptide. This precursor undergoes intracellular dimerization, and upon secretion it is processed by a furin-type protease. Recombinant murine GDF-5 is a 27.0 kDa homodimeric disulfide-linked protein consisting of two 120 amino acids.
AA Sequence:
APLANRQGKR PSKNLKARCS RKALHVNFKD MGWDDWIIAP LEYEAFHCEG LCEFPLRSHL EPTNHAVIQT LMNSMDPEST PPTCCVPTRL SPISILFIDS ANNVVYKQYE DMVVESCGCR
Source:
E.coli
Purity:
Greater than 98% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.
Biological Activity:
Determined by its ability to induce alkaline phosphatase production by ATDC-5 cells. The expected ED50 for this effect is 1.0-2.0 µg/ml.
 
 
 
 
Research Interests:


    

        

            

            
Stem Cells & Differentiation
            

            
TGF-β Superfamily
        
    


 
 
Country of Origin:
USA
Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.