Mouse SCF / KITLG Protein, His Tag, Unconjugated, Human
Biozol Catalog Number:
ABS-SCF-M5228-20UG
Supplier Catalog Number:
SCF-M5228-20ug
Alternative Catalog Number:
ABS-SCF-M5228-20UG
Manufacturer:
AcroBiosystems
Host:
Human
Category:
Proteine/Peptide
Species Reactivity:
Mouse
Conjugation:
Unconjugated
Stem Cell Factor is also known as SCF, kitligand, KL, steel factor, KITLG, FPH2, KL1, Kitl, MGF, SCF, SF, or SHEP7, and is a cytokine that binds to the cKit receptor (CD117). SCF can exist both as a transmembrane protein and a soluble protein. This cytokine plays an important role in hematopoiesis (formation of blood cells), spermatogenesis, and melanogenesis. The soluble and transmembrane forms of the protein are formed by alternative splicing of the same RNA transcript.Soluble and transmembrane SCF is produced by fibroblasts and endothelial cells. Soluble SCF has a molecular weight of 18,5 KDa and forms a dimer. SCF plays an important role in the hematopoiesis during embryonic development. Sites where hematopoiesis takes place, such as the fetal liver and bone marrow, all express SCF. During development, the presence of the SCF also plays an important role in the localization of melanocytes, cells that produce melanin and control pigmentation. SCF plays a role in the regulation of HSCs in the stem cell niche in the bone marrow. SCF may be used along with other cytokines to culture HSCs and hematopoietic progenitors. The expansion of these cells exvivo (outside the body) would allow advances in bonemarrow transplantation, in which HSCs are transferred to a patient to reestablish blood formation. - Proteine/Peptide
