SDS
Bovine Transforming Growth Factor β ELISA kit
Catalog #: E11T0058
Sample Type: Biological samples

 

Other Names

TGF B2; BSC 1 cell growth inhibitor; BSC-1 cell growth inhibitor; BSC1 cell growth inhibitor; Cetermin; G TSF; G-TSF; Glioblastoma derived T cell suppressor ; Glioblastoma derived T cell suppressor factor; Glioblastoma-derived T-cell suppressor factor; GTSF; Polyergin; TGF beta2; TGF-beta-2; TGF-beta2; TGFB 2; TGFB2; Transforming growth factor beta 2; Transforming growth factor beta-2

Research Area

Cancer, Cardiovascular, Signal Transduction, Cell Biology, Stem Cells, Metabolism

Background

Transforming growth factor beta s (TGF beta s) were originally discovered due to their ability to promote anchorage-independent growth of rat NRK fibroblasts in the presence of TGF Alpha. It is now realized that TGF beta s mediate many cell-cell interactions that occur during embryonic development. Three TGF beta s have been identified in mammals. TGF beta 1, TGF beta 2 and TGF beta 3 are each synthesized as precursor proteins that are very similar in that each is cleaved to yield a 112 amino acid polypeptide that remains associated with the latent portion of the molecules. Biologically active TGF beta requires dimerization of the monomers (usually homodimers) and release of the latent peptide portion. Overall, the mature region of the TGF beta 3 protein has approximately 80% identity to the mature region of both TGF beta 1 and TGF beta 2. However, the NH2 terminals or precursor regions of their molecules share only 27% sequence identity.