Neuropoietin

Ctf2, CTF2P, Gm494, Neuropoietin, NP

Neuropoietin (NP, also known as cardiotrophin-2) is a 19.7 kDa member of the IL-6 family of cytokines. Considered to be the product of a gene duplication event involving cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1), it helps to define a subfamily within the IL-6 family that includes CT-1, CLC and CTNF. Mouse neuropoietin is synthesized as a 204 amino acid (aa) precursor that contains a 22 aa signal sequence and a 192 aa mature segment. Mature mouse neuropoietin shares 88%, 90% and 95% aa identity to chimpanzee, canine and rat neuropoietin, respectively. NP will mediate motor neuron survival, and appears to be selectively expressed in the embryo by tissues involved with nervous system development.

Approximately 19.7 kDa.

Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

>98% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.