CXCL12α-1

SDF-1 alpha, hSDF-1 alpha, IRH, hIRH, PBSF

CXCL12, also known as SDF-1, is a small (8 kDa) cytokine highly conserved chemotactic cytokine belonging to the large family of CXC chemokines. SDF-1 alpha and SDF-1 beta are the first cytokines initially identified using the signal sequence trap cloning strategy from a mouse bone-marrow stromal cell line. They are identical except for the four residues present in the C-terminus of SDF1β but absent from SDF1α. CXCL12 binds primarily to CXC receptor 4. The binding of CXCL12 to CXCR4 induces intracellular signaling through several divergent pathways initiating signals related to chemotaxis, cell survival and/or proliferation, increase in intracellular calcium, and gene transcription. The CXCL12/CXCR4 axis is involved in tumor progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and survival. CXCL12 also can influence lymphopoiesis and regulate patterning and cell number of neural progenitors.

Approximately 8.0 kDa.

Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

> 97% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.