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L5158

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Leukemia Inhibitory Factor from mouse

≥95% (SDS-PAGE), recombinant, expressed in E. coli, buffered aqueous solution, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Mouse LIF, Mouse Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, Murine LIF, mLIF, LIF

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

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor from mouse, LIF, recombinant, expressed in E. coli, 10 μg/ml, buffered aqueous solution, suitable for cell culture

recombinant

expressed in E. coli

Quality Level

Assay

≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

form

buffered aqueous solution

quality

endotoxin tested

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor from mouse has been used:
  • as a component of enriched co-culture media[1]
  • as a supplement in Dulbecco′s modified eagle′s medium (DMEM)/F12 medium for culturing heart cells[2]
  • as a component in maintenance medium for maintaining embryonic stem cells[3]
  • to treat ovaries in ovarian culture[4]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) is a pleiotropic glycoprotein originally described to inhibit the proliferation of the murine myeloid leukemic cell line M1, while inducing differentiation into macrophages. Other activities were later identified to LIF, which is known by a variety of synonyms, including DIF, D-factor, DIA, DRF, CNDF, HILDA, HSF-III, and MLPLI. Human LIF exerts its actions through a receptor comprising a 190 kDa LIF-binding α-chain (130 kDa, mouse) and a 130 kDa signal-transducing β-chain (gp130), which is shared with CNTF, OSM, L-6 and IL-11. As such, it is a member of the gp130 family of the cytokine receptor superfamily. LIF receptors have been identified on several cells, including monocytes, liver, placenta and embryonic stem cells. Natural LIF is heavily glycosylated, showing an apparent molecular weight of 32 kDa to 62 kDa, depending on the source, but absence of glycosylation appears not to affect its biological activity. A single gene encodes LIF, which is secreted as a single chain glycoprotein containing 180 amino acids for human or mouse with a conserved disulfide bond. Human and mouse LIF share 78% sequence homology. Human LIF can activate mouse cells, but mouse LIF cannot activate human cells.
Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) is a pleiotropic glycoprotein that inhibits the proliferation of the murine myeloid leukemic cell line M1, while inducing differentiation into macrophages. Human and mouse LIF share 78% sequence homology. Human LIF can activate mouse cells, but mouse LIF cannot activate human cells.

Physical form

Solution in phosphate buffered saline containing 0.02% TWEEN® 20

Analysis Note

The proliferative activity of mouse LIF is measured in culture using the M1 murine cell line.[5]

Legal Information

TWEEN is a registered trademark of Croda International PLC

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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C-Kit Positive Cardiac Stem Cells and Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Synergistically Enhance Angiogenesis and Improve Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction in a Paracrine Manner
Bao L, et al.
Journal of Cardiac Failure, 23(5), 403-415 (2017)
Suppressor of cytokine signaling 4 (SOCS4): moderator of ovarian primordial follicle activation
Sutherland JM, et al.
Journal of Cellular Physiology, 227(3), 1188-1198 (2012)
LIF-immobilized nonwoven polyester fabrics for cultivation of murine embryonic stem cells
Cetinkaya G, et al.
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 81(4), 911-919 (2007)
Renée F de Pooter et al.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 330, 113-121 (2006-07-19)
Mature hematopoietic cells, like all other terminally differentiated lineages, arise during ontogeny via a series of increasingly restricted intermediates. Hematopoietic progenitors have their origin in the mesoderm, which gives rise to hemangioblasts that can differentiate into endothelial or endocardial precursors
Cristian Soitu et al.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 7(23), 2001854-2001854 (2020-12-12)
There is an unmet demand for microfluidics in biomedicine. This paper describes contactless fabrication of microfluidic circuits on standard Petri dishes using just a dispensing needle, syringe pump, three-way traverse, cell-culture media, and an immiscible fluorocarbon (FC40). A submerged microjet

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Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF) is a stem cell growth factor used for the in vitro culture of pluripotent mouse embryonic stem cells (ES cells).

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  1. How is this recombinant protein, Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, Product L5158, prepared?

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    1. The protein is expressed in E. coli as a GST-tagged fusion protein.  After purification, the tag is removed by thrombin treatment to product the final protein sequence.

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  2. Is Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, Product L5158, the same as the LIF from Chemicon?

    1 answer
    1. Chemicon holds the patent for manufacture of mouse recombinant LIF.  The product from Sigma-Aldrich is identical to that from Chemicon.

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  3. What is the sequence of the protein Leukemia Inhibitory Factor, Product L5158?

    1 answer
    1. The partial sequence is reported on the SwissProt website under the accession number P09056. The recombinant has 1 more amino acid but the supplier has kept details as proprietary.

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  4. What is the Department of Transportation shipping information for this product?

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    1. Transportation information can be found in Section 14 of the product's (M)SDS.To access the shipping information for this material, use the link on the product detail page for the product.

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