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GF349

Sigma-Aldrich

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor 121 human

animal free, recombinant, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352202
eCl@ss:
32160405
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

VEGF121,
Human Recombinant Animal Free,

impurities

<0.1 μg/mg protein endotoxin (<1 EU/μg)

Quality Level

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

General description

VEGF is a potent growth and angiogenic cytokine. It stimulates proliferation and survival of endothelial cells, and promotes angiogenesis and vascular permeability. Expressed in vascularized tissues, VEGF plays a prominent role in normal and pathological angiogenesis. VEGF signals through three receptors; fms-like tyrosine kinase (flt-1), KDR gene product (the murine homolog of KDR is the flk-1 gene product) and the flt4 gene product. Due to its increased acidity, VEGF121 circulates more freely than other VEGF forms, which bind more tightly with vascular heparin sulfates.
Recombinant human VEGF121 is a 28.4 kDa disulfide-linked homodimeric protein consisting of two 121 amino acid polypeptide chains.

Quality

Determined by the dosedependent stimulation of the proliferation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) using a concentration range of 0.2-0.4 ng/ml.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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