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Prolactin from mouse

recombinant, expressed in E. coli, ≥95% (SDS-PAGE), ≥95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Luterotropic hormone, Lutetropin, Mammotropin, PRL

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UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.32

biological source

mouse

recombinant

expressed in E. coli

Assay

≥95% (HPLC)
≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

form

lyophilized

mol wt

~22.5 kDa

packaging

pkg of 50 μg

storage condition

avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

NCBI accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

mouse ... Prl(256249)

General description

Prolactin (PRL, also known as mammotrophin, luterotropic hormone, and lutetropin) is a neuroendocrine hormone secreted by the pituitary gland. It belongs to the cytokine receptor superfamily. Recombinant mouse prolactin is a 22.5kDa globular protein containing 198 amino acid residues.

Application

PRL (Prolactin) from mouse has been used to study the effects of prolactin on the length, motility and viability of larvae of Toxocara canis.
Prolactin from mouse has been used as a supplement in mammary epithelial basal medium (MEBM) for mammary epithelial cell culture.

Biochem/physiol Actions

PRL (Prolactin) primary function is to promote and maintain lactation during pregnancy and suckling. In addition, prolactin plays an immune-regulatory role by stimulating the activities of ornithine decarboxylase and protein kinase C, which are important for the proliferation, differentiation, and function of lymphocytes. In mice, prolactin also prevents hepatocellular carcinoma by suppressing MAP3K (mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase)-dependent activation of c-myc.
Prolactin synthesis is regulated in the hypothalamus. Dopamine and prolactin secretion from anterior pituitary lactotrophs are controlled by a negative feedback loop. Prolactin modulates xenobiotic metabolism by controlling the mRNA expression cytochrome p450 enzymes.

Physical form

Sterile filtered and lyophilized from 10 mM Sodium Phosphate, pH 8.0 plus 50 mM NaCl.

Reconstitution

Centrifuge the vial prior to opening. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.
Reconstitute in water to a concentration of 1.0 mg/mL. This solution can then be diluted into other aqueous buffers.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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L E Chávez-Güitrón et al.
Experimental parasitology, 198, 1-6 (2019-01-12)
The in vitro effect of progesterone in T. canis larvae on their enlargement and motility were evaluated, together to the possible presence of progesterone receptors (PRs). T. canis larvae were cultured in RPMI-1640 with different concentrations of progesterone (0, 20
Prolactin levels correlate with abnormal B cell maturation in MRL and MRL/lpr mouse models of systemic lupus erythematosus-like disease.
Legorreta-Haquet MV
Clinical & Developmental Immunology, doi: 10- doi: 10 (2013)
Chromosome segregation fidelity in epithelia requires tissue architecture
Knouse KA, et al.
Cell, 175(1), 200-211 (2018)
Hui Li et al.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology, 320(2), G183-G192 (2020-11-19)
Gastric vagal afferents (GVAs) sense food-related mechanical stimuli and signal to the central nervous system, to integrate control of meal termination. Pregnancy is characterized by increased maternal food intake, which is essential for normal fetal growth and to maximize progeny
Prolactin stimulation of ornithine decarboxylase activity in the mammary gland may involve an activation of protein kinase C.
Rillema JA
Proceedings of the Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine, 178, 490-490 (1095)

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