Recombinant Mouse BMP-4 Protein Best Seller
R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 5020-BP
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Structure / Form
Conjugate
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Product Specifications
Source
Ser293-Arg408
Purity
Endotoxin Level
N-terminal Sequence Analysis
Predicted Molecular Mass
SDS-PAGE
Activity
The ED50 for this effect is 5-40 ng/mL.
Reviewed Applications
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Formulation, Preparation and Storage
Carrier Free
What does CF mean?CF stands for Carrier Free (CF). We typically add Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) as a carrier protein to our recombinant proteins. Adding a carrier protein enhances protein stability, increases shelf-life, and allows the recombinant protein to be stored at a more dilute concentration. The carrier free version does not contain BSA.
What formulation is right for me?In general, we advise purchasing the recombinant protein with BSA for use in cell or tissue culture, or as an ELISA standard. In contrast, the carrier free protein is recommended for applications, in which the presence of BSA could interfere.
Carrier: 5020-BP
Formulation | Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Acetonitrile and TFA with BSA as a carrier protein. |
Reconstitution | Reconstitute at 100 μg/mL in sterile 4 mM HCl containing at least 0.1% human or bovine serum albumin. |
Shipping | The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. |
Stability & Storage | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Carrier Free: 5020-BP/CF
Formulation | Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Acetonitrile and TFA. |
Reconstitution | Reconstitute at 100 μg/mL in 4 mM HCl. |
Shipping | The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. |
Stability & Storage | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Background: BMP-4
BMP-4 is a TGF-beta superfamily ligand that is widely expressed from early embryogenesis through adulthood. It plays an important role in mesenchyme formation, epidermal determination, suppression of neural induction, the development of multiple organs, and tissue repair (1-5). The mouse BMP-4 precursor contains a 273 amino acid (aa) propeptide and a 116 aa mature protein (6). The propeptide is cleaved intracellularly by furin or proprotein convertase 6, enabling the 15 kDa mature BMP-4 monomer to form an active disulfide linked homodimer or heterodimer with BMP-7 (7-9). Mature mouse and human BMP-4 share 98% aa sequence identity. Mouse BMP-4 shares 85% aa sequence identity with mouse BMP-2 and 35%-54% with other mouse BMPs. Compared to BMP-4 homodimers, BMP-4/BMP-7 heterodimers exhibit a greater potency in inducing osteogenic differentiation (9). In Xenopus, the heterodimers can also induce the formation of mesoderm, whereas BMP-4 homodimers only provide ventralizing signals for existing mesoderm (10). BMP-4 signals through tetrameric complexes composed of type I (primarily Activin RIA or BMPR-IA) and type II (primarily Activin RIIA or BMPR-II) receptors (11, 12). The bioavailability of BMP-4 is regulated by its interaction with multiple proteins and glycosaminoglycans (13-15).
References
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- Nishimatsu, S. and G.H. Thomsen (1998) Mech. Dev. 74:75.
- Chen, D. et al. (2004) Growth Factors 22:233.
- Lavery, K. et al. (2008) J. Biol. Chem. April 24 epub.
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- Jones, C.M. and J.C. Smith (1998) Dev. Biol. 194:12.
- Takada, T. et al. (2003) J. Biol. Chem. 278:43229.
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