Human IGF-2 Recombinant Protein

Description: Insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-2), also known as somatomedin A, is a member of the insulin-like growth factor family expressed in many cell types and is secreted into the blood. IGF-2 is a potent mitogen and plays an important role in embryonic development. IGF-2 also plays important roles in obesity and tumor pathogenesis. IGF-1 and IGF-2 share 70% sequence identity. IGF-2 is 100% identical among human, bovine and porcine and exhibits cross-species activity. Recombinant Human IGF-2 produced in E.coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 67 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 7.5 kDa.

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