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Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin (E. coli-expressed), CF

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 288-TPE

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Key Product Details

Source

E. coli

Accession #

Conjugate

Unconjugated

Applications

Bioactivity

Product Specifications

Source

E. coli-derived human Thrombopoietin/Tpo protein
Ser22-Leu195

Purity

>95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining.

Endotoxin Level

<0.10 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method.

N-terminal Sequence Analysis

Ala-Ser22

Predicted Molecular Mass

18.7 kDa

SDS-PAGE

19 kDa, reducing conditions

Activity

Measured in a cell proliferation assay using MO7e human megakaryocytic leukemic cells. Avanzi, G. et al. (1988) Br. J. Haematol. 69:359.
The ED50 for this effect is 0.05-0.5 ng/mL.

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Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin (E. coli-expressed) Bioactivity

Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin (E. coli-expressed) Bioactivity

Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin/Tpo (Catalog # 288-TPE) stimulates proliferation in the MO7e human megakaryocytic leukemic cell line. The ED50 for this effect is 0.05-0.5 ng/mL, which is more than 2-fold more active than two competitors'.
Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin (E. coli-expressed) SDS-PAGE

Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin (E. coli-expressed) SDS-PAGE

2 μg/lane of Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin/Tpo was resolved with SDS-PAGE under reducing (R) and non-reducing (NR) conditions and visualized by Coomassie® Blue staining, showing bands at 19 kDa and 18 kDa, respectively.

Formulation, Preparation and Storage

288-TPE
Formulation Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Sodium Acetate.
Reconstitution Reconstitute at 100 μg/mL in sterile, deionized water.
Shipping The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
  • 3 months, ≤ -20 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Background: Thrombopoietin/Tpo

Thrombopoietin (Tpo), is a key regulator of megakaryocytopoiesis and thrombopoiesis. It is principally produced in the liver and is bound and internalized by the receptor Tpo R/c-mpl. Defects in the Tpo-Tpo R signaling pathway are associated with a variety of platelet disorders (1-3). The 353 amino acid (aa) human Tpo precursor is cleaved to yield the 332 aa mature protein. Mature human Tpo shares approximately 70% aa sequence homology with mouse and rat Tpo. It is an 80-85 kDa protein that consists of an N-terminal domain with homology to Erythropoietin (Epo) and a C-terminal domain that contains multiple N-linked and O-linked glycosylation sites (4, 5). Tissue specific alternate splicing of human Tpo generates multiple isoforms with internal deletions, insertions, and/or C-terminal substitutions (6). Tpo promotes the differentiation, proliferation, and maturation of MK and their progenitors (4, 5, 7). Several other cytokines can promote these functions as well but only in cooperation with Tpo (8, 9). Notably, IL-3 independently induces MK development, although its effects are restricted to early in the MK lineage (8, 9). Tpo additionally promotes platelet production, aggregation, ECM adhesion, and activation (10-13). It is cleaved by platelet-derived thrombin following Arg191 within the C-terminal domain and subsequently at other sites upon extended digestion (14). Both full length Tpo and shorter forms circulate in the plasma, with the shorter, N-terminal EPO-like domain forms showing significantly increased specific activity (4, 5, 15). The C-terminal domain is not required for binding to Tpo R or inducing MK growth and differentiation (5). Aside from its hematopoietic effects, Tpo is expressed in the brain where it promotes the apoptosis of hypoxia-sensitized neurons and inhibits neuronal differentiation by blocking NGF induced signaling (16, 17).

References

  1. Deutsch, V.R. and A. Tomer (2006) Br. J. Haematol. 134:453.
  2. Kaushansky, K. (2005) J. Clin. Invest. 115:3339.
  3. Li, J. et al. (1999) Br. J. Haematol. 106:345.
  4. Bartley, T.D. et al. (1994) Cell 77:1117.
  5. de Sauvage, F.J. et al. (1994) Nature 369:533.
  6. Marcucci, R. and M. Romano (2008) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1782:427.
  7. Kaushansky, K. et al. (1994) Nature 369:568.
  8. Kaushansky, K. et al. (1995) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 92:3234.
  9. Broudy, V.C. et al. (1995) Blood 85:1719.
  10. Lok, S.I. et al. (1994) Nature 369:565.
  11. Chen, J. et al. (1995) Blood 86:4054.
  12. Oda, A. et al. (1996) Blood 87:4664.
  13. Van Os, E. et al. (2003) Br. J. Haematol. 121:482.
  14. Kato, T. et al. (1997) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 94:4669.
  15. Foster, D. & Hunt, P. (1997) Thrombopoiesis and Thrombopoietins 13:203.
  16. Ehrenreich, H. et al. (2005) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 102:862.
  17. Samoylenko, A. et al. (2008) Cell. Signal. 20:154.

Alternate Names

MGDF, MK-CSF, MKCSF, MPLLG, THCYT1, THPO, Tpo

Entrez Gene IDs

7066 (Human); 21832 (Mouse); 81811 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

THPO

UniProt

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