Description
 GoldBio growth factors are manufactured for RESEARCH USE ONLY and cannot be sold for human consumption! 
  Recombinant  Rat Platelet-derived Growth Factor, Alpha Polypeptide (dimer) 
 PDGFA 
 PDGF1 
  Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) is a glycoprotein present in serum but absent from plasma. PDGF has three subforms: PDGFAA, PDGFBB, and PDGF-AB. This form is a disulfide-linked homodimer consisting of two peptide chains A (PDGFAA). It is involved in a number of biological processes, including hyperplasia, embryonic neuron development, chemotaxis, and respiratory tubule epithelial cell development. The function of PDGF is mediated by two tyrosine kinase receptors, PDGFR-α and PDGFR-β. PDGFR-α is the receptor that binds PDGFAA. 
  Sterile Filtered White lyophilized powder. Purified and tested for use in cell culture. 
  Source: Escherichia coli 
  MW: ~25.3 kDa 
 (A  disulfide-linked homodimeric protein containing two 111 amino acid residues  polypeptide) 
  Purity: >98% by SDS-PAGE  and HPLC analyses. 
  Biological Activity: Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cell proliferation assay using murine Balb/c 3T3 cells is less than 5.0 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of >2.0 × 105 IU/mg. 
  Storage/Handling: Store desiccated at  -20°C. 
  Rat Genome Database ID: 3282 
  NOT FOR HUMAN USE! 
  Additional resources for this protein may be found at:
 OMIM