HB-EGF is an EGF-related growth factor that signals through the EGF receptor, and stimulates the proliferation of smooth muscle cells (SMC), fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and keratinocytes. HB-EGF is expressed in numerous cell types and tissues, including vascular endothelial cells, and vascular SMC, macrophages, skeletal muscle, keratinocytes, and certain tumor cells. The ability of HB-EGF to specifically bind heparin and heparin sulfate proteoglycans is distinct from other EGF-like molecules, and may be related to the enhanced mitogenic activity, relative to EGF, that HB-EGF exerts on smooth muscle cells. The human HB-EGF gene encodes a 208 amino acid transmembrane protein, which can be proteolytically cleaved to produce soluble HB-EGF. Recombinant Human HB-EGF is a 9.7 kDa protein containing 86 amino acid residues, corresponding to the extracellular EGF-like and heparin-binding domains of the full length HB-EGF protein.
Source:
E.coli
Synonyms:
Heparin Binding EGF-like growth factor, HBEGF, Diphtheria toxin receptor (DTR)
AA Sequence:
DLQEADLDLL RVTLSSKPQA LATPNKEEHG KRKKKGKGLG KKRDPCLRKY KDFCIHGECKYVKELRAPSC ICHPGYHGER CHGLSL
Purity:
≥ 95% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.
Biological Activity:
The ED50 was determined by a cell proliferation assay using balb/c 3T3 cells is ≤ 1.0 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of ≥ 1 x 106 units/mg.
