Avoid freeze / thaw cycles. This preparation contains no preservatives, thus it should be handled under aseptic conditions.
Storage
4 °C,-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store at 4°C Valid for 1 month or -20°C Valid for 12 months
Expiry Date
12 months
Target
EGF
(Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF))
Alternative Name
EGF
Background
URG,HOMG4,Beta-Urogastrone,This gene encodes a member of the epidermal growth factor superfamily. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate the 53-amino acid epidermal growth factor peptide. This protein acts a potent mitogenic factor that plays an important role in the growth, proliferation and differentiation of numerous cell types. This protein acts by binding with high affinity to the cell surface receptor, epidermal growth factor receptor. Defects in this gene are the cause of hypomagnesemia type 4. Dysregulation of this gene has been associated with the growth and progression of certain cancers. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed.