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Human Insulin-like Growth Factor I (hIGF-I) #8917

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    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Reconstitution:

    With carrier: Add sterile 20 mM citrate, pH 3.0 to a final hIGF-I concentration of greater than 50 μg/ml. Solubilize for 30 minutes at room temperature with occasional gentle vortexing.

    Carrier free: Add sterile 20 mM citrate, pH 3.0 or 20 mM citrate, pH 3.0 containing protein to minimize absorption of hIGF-I to surfaces. Solubilize for 30 minutes at room temperature with occasional gentle vortexing. Stock hIGF-I should be greater than 50 μg/ml.

    Formulation

    With carrier: Lyophilized from a 0.22 μm filtered solution of 20 mM citrate, pH 3.0 containing 100 mM NaCl and 20 μg BSA per 1 μg hIGF-I. Carrier free: Lyophilized from a 0.22 μm filtered solution of 20 mM citrate, pH 3.0 containing 100 mM NaCl.

    Storage

    Stable in lyophilized state at -20°C for 1 year after receipt. Sterile stock solutions reconstituted with carrier protein are stable at 4°C for 2 months and at -20°C for 6 months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Maintain sterility. Storage at -20°C should be in a manual defrost freezer.

    Product Description

    MW (kDa) 6
    Purity >98% as determined by SDS-PAGE of 6 μg reduced (+) and non-reduced (-) recombinant hIGF-I. All lots are greater than 98% pure.
    Endotoxin Less than 0.01 ng endotoxin/1 μg hIGF-I.
    Activity The bioactivity of recombinant hIGF-I was determined in a cell proliferation assay using primary human dermal fibroblasts. The ED50 of each lot is between 2-8 ng/ml.
    Molecular Formula Recombinant hIGF-I has a Met on the amino terminus and has a calculated MW of 7,785. DTT-reduced and non-reduced protein migrate as 6 kDa polypeptides. The expected amino-terminal MGPET of recombinant hIGF-I was verified by amino acid sequencing.

    Source / Purification

    Recombinant human IGF-I (hIGF-I) Gly49-Ala118 (Accession #P01343) was produced in E. coli at Cell Signaling Technology.

    Background

    Most circulating endocrine acting IGF-I is produced by hepatocytes, and paracrine or autocrine acting IGF-I is produced by defined cell types within specific tissues (1,2). Many neoplastic cells produce IGF-I, which regulates a number of cellular processes including energy metabolism, proliferation, and cell survival (3,4). IGF-I activity is regulated by one or more of the six extracellular IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs). IGFBPs bind to IGF-I and most inhibit IGF-I binding to IGF-I receptor (IGFIR) (1,2). Some IGFBPs may increase cell responses to IGF-I. Binding of IGF-I to IGFIR activates the Akt, JNK, and Erk pathways (2). IGF-I and IGFIR are frequently expressed by cancer cells and may contribute to the proliferation and viability of a number of cancer types (1,2).

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