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Activin A human

HumanKine®, ≥95% (SDS-PAGE), recombinant, expressed in HEK 293 cells, lyophilized powder, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Activin A Protein, Growth Factor, Human Activin A

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

Activin A human, recombinant, expressed in HEK 293 cells, HumanKine®, suitable for cell culture

biological source

human

Quality Level

recombinant

expressed in HEK 293 cells

Assay

≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

form

lyophilized powder

potency

≤5 ng/mL EC50

quality

endotoxin tested

mol wt

dimer 25 kDa (non-glycosylated)

packaging

pkg of 5x10 μg
pkg of 10 μg

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤1 EU/mg

storage temp.

−20°C

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Activin-A participates in a diverse array of functions that include; hypothalamic/pituitary/gonadal hormone secretion, insulin secretion; cell growth, differentiation and survival (apoptosis); embryonic patterning and development; wound healing; and inflammation/immune response. It was initially identified as a follicle stimulating hormone/FSH-releasing protein (gonadal hormone), Ling N, et al. (1986) and erythroid differentiation factor (EDF), Schwall R, et al. (1989). The FSH activity is linked to an increase in the population of pituitary gonadotrophs by Katayama T, et al. (1990). In addition to gonadotrophs, activin-A also modifies somatotrophs and lactotrophs, Kitaoka, et al. (1988).

Activin-A stimulates glycogenolysis in isolated rat hepatocytes, Mine T ET. al. (1989) and elevates insulin release from rat pancreatic islets, Verspohl EJ et al. (1993). Activin-A stimulates insulin secretion in rat pancreatic islets, Totsuka Y, et al. (1988).

Follistatin, an activin-binding protein, is a principle regulator of activin activity, de Winter JP, et al. (1996); however during embryogenesis, Cripto is an important noncompetitive activin antagonist that facilitates Nodal signaling, Kelber JA, et al. (2008).

A role for activin-A as a regulator of cell proliferation was recognized by Gonzalez-Manchon C and Vale W. (1989); wherein Act-A inhibited the growth of and induced morphological changes in CHO-KI cells in culture, in a way similar to but less potent than TGF-β.

Activin A is involved with the entire process of embryo development from germ cells thru embryonic development to adult tissues. It stimulates spermatogonial proliferation in germ-Sertoli cell cocultures, Mather JP, et al. (1990) and is a maturation factor for oocytes, Itoh M, et al. (1990). Activin A promotes proliferation of human luteinized preovulation granulose cells (ovarian granulose cells), Rabinovici J, et al. (1990).

Analysis Note

The specific activity was determined by the dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation of the MPC-11 cell line (mouse plasmocytoma cell line).

Legal Information

HumanKine is a registered trademark of Proteintech Group, Inc. and Humanzyme, Inc

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Sadegh Ghorbani-Dalini et al.
3 Biotech, 10(5), 215-215 (2020-05-02)
The first step in differentiation of pluripotent stem cell toward endoderm-derived cell/organ is differentiation to definitive endoderm (DE) which is the central issue in developmental biology. Based on several evidences, we hypothesized that activin-A optimization as well as replacement of
Yan Li et al.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 100(11), E1415-E1427 (2015-08-26)
Activin A increases matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 2 expression and cell invasion in human trophoblasts, but whether the expression of MMP2 is essential for the proinvasive effect of activin A has yet to be determined. Moreover, the identity of the activin
Hannah E J Yong et al.
Pregnancy hypertension, 5(4), 346-353 (2015-11-26)
Activin A, a TGFβ family member, circulates in the maternal blood at increasing concentrations throughout gestation during a healthy pregnancy. The circulating concentration of activin A is further increased in pre-eclampsia (PE), a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy that is marked
Melissa L Brown et al.
Islets, 6(5-6), e1017226-e1017226 (2015-04-04)
Emerging evidence suggests that activin with its associated receptors, second messengers, and antagonists would be excellent targets for therapeutic drug development in the treatment of diabetes. We undertook the current study to investigate the ability to extrapolate findings from rodent
Yutaka Ohsawa et al.
PloS one, 10(7), e0133713-e0133713 (2015-08-01)
Myostatin, a muscle-specific transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), negatively regulates skeletal muscle mass. The N-terminal prodomain of myostatin noncovalently binds to and suppresses the C-terminal mature domain (ligand) as an inactive circulating complex. However, which region of the myostatin prodomain is

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