VEGF-C Recombinant Protein

• Background:

  Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) -C is a member of the VEGF family, a group of polypeptide growth factors which play key roles in the physiology and pathology of many aspects of the cardiovascular system, including vasculogenesis, hematopoiesis, angiogenesis and vascular permeability. While VEGFC is homologous to other members of the VEGF/PDGF family, it contains the C-terminal propeptide which has an unusual structure with tandemly repeated cysteine-rich motifs. Upon biosynthesis, VEGFC is secreted as a non-covalent momodimer in an anti-parellel fashion. VEGF signalling in endothelial cells occurs through three tyrosine kinase receptors (VEGFRs) expressed by endothelial cells and hematopoietic precursors, and VEGF-C is a ligand for two receptors, VEGFR-3 (Flt4), and VEGFR-2. It is indicated that VEGFC undergoes a complex proteolytic maturation generating a variety of processed secreted forms with increased activity toward VEGFR-3, but only the fully processed form could activate VEGFR-2. VEGFC may function in angiogenesis of the venous and lymphatic vascular systems during embryogenesis, and also in the maintenance of differentiated lymphatic endothelium in adults. Knockout of the VEGF-C gene is embryonic lethal late in development, and although cells differentiate into the lymphatic lineage, they fail to sprout and form lymphatic vessels. Inactivation of a single VEGF-C allele results in the development of cutaneous lymphatic hypoplasia and lymphedema.

• NCBI Gene ID:

  7424

• Swiss Prot:

  P49767

• Accession Number:

  P49767

• Tag:

  C-6 His tag

• Type:

  Recombinant Proteins

• Source:

  Human Cells

• Field of Research:

  Cancer, Cell Cycle, Neuroscience, Signal Transduction

• Buffer:

  Lyophilized from a 0.2 um filtered solution of 20mM PB, 150mM NaCl, pH 7.2. It is not recommended to reconstitute to a concentration less than 100 ug/ml. Dissolve the lyophilized protein in ddH2O.

• Shipping Conditions:

  Room Temp

• Calculated Molecular Weight:

  23.27 kD

• Applications Notes:

  This recombinant protein can be used for biological assays. For research use only.

• NCBI Official Name:

  Vascular endothelial growth factor C

• NCBI Organism:

  Homo sapiens

• Other Product Names:

  Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C, VEGF-C, Flt4 Ligand, Flt4-L, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-Related Protein, VRP, VEGFC

• Species:

  Human

• Physical Properties:

  Lyophilized

• CAS Number:

  9000-83-3