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Alternative Name : |
Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7, IBP-7, IGF-binding protein 7, IGFBP-7, IGFBP-rP1, MAC25 protein, PGI2-stimulating factor, Prostacyclin-stimulating factor, Tumor-derived adhesion factor, TAF, IGFBP7, MAC25, PSF, AGM, FSTL2, RAMSVPS, IGFB |
Amount : |
25 µg |
Source : Escherichia Coli.
Recombinant Human IGFBP7 produced in E.coli cells is a non-glycosylated, homodimeric protein containing 2x256 amino acid chains and having a molecular mass of 26.4kDa. The IGFBP-7 is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
Insulin-like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 7 (IGFBP7) is a member of the IGFBP family. IGFBP family members are all cysteine rich proteins with conserved cysteine and have an IGFBP domain, a Kazal-like domain and an Ig-like C2-type domain. IGFBP7 is expressed in a broad range of normal human tissues and it mostly shows reduced expression in cancer cell lines of prostate, breast, colon, and lung origin. IGFBP7 has a role in skeletal myogenesis by binding to IGF in a manner which inhibits IGF induced differentiation of skeletal myoblasts, without disturbing IGF induced proliferation. Moreover, IGFBP7 suppresses growth and colony formation of prostate and breast cancer cell lines via an IGF independent mechanism, which triggers a delay in the G1 phase of the cell cycle, and increased apoptosis.
It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized IGFBP-7 in sterile 20mM AcOH (acetic Acid) not less than 100µg/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions.