Proheparin-binding EGF-like growth factor, Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor, HB-EGF, HBEGF, Dtr, Hegfl, GFHB.

HB-EGF is an EGF related growth factor which signals via the EGF receptor, and stimulates the proliferation of SMC (smooth muscle cells), fibroblasts, epithelial cells and keratinocytes. HB-EGF is expressed in various cell types and tissues, including vascular endothelial cells and SMC, macrophages, skeletal muscle, keratinocytes and particular tumor cells. HB-EGF’s ability to explicitly bind heparin and heparin sulfate proteoglycans is dissimilar from other EGF-like molecules, and might be related to the enhanced mitogenic activity, relative to EGF, that HB-EGF exerts on smooth muscle cells.

HB-EGF Rat Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 86 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 9.7kDa.
The HB-EGF is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.

Escherichia Coli.

Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

The protein was lyophilized from a concentrated (1mg/ml) solution containing 1xPBS pH-7.4.

It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized?Rat HB-EGF in sterile 18M-cm H2O not less than 100 μg/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions.

Lyophilized?Rat HB-EGF Recombinant although stable at room temperature for 3 weeks, should be stored desiccated below -18°C. Upon reconstitution HB-EGF should be stored at 4°C between 2-7 days and for future use below -18°C.
For long term storage it is recommended to add a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA).
Please prevent freeze-thaw cycles.

Greater than 95.0% as determined by:
(a) Analysis by RP-HPLC.
(b) Analysis by SDS-PAGE.

DLEGTDLDLF KVAFSSKPQA LATPGKEKNG KKKRKGKGLG KKRDPCLKKY KDYCIHGECR YLKELRIPSC HCLPGYHGQR CHGLTL.

The ED₅₀ as determined by a cell proliferation assay using balb/c 3T3 cells is < 1.0 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 1.0×10⁶ units/mg.

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