Recombinant Murine Neuropoietin
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 182 aa mature segment. The secreted molecule is characterized by the presence of four alpha-helices, typical of hematopoietic superfamily molecules. Mature murine neuropoietin shares 88%, 90% and 95% aa identity to chimpanzee, canine and rat neuropoietin, respectively.
| Gene ID | 244218 |
| Accession # | P83714 |
| Alternate Names | Ctf2 |
| Source | Escherichia coli. |
| M.Wt | Approximately 19.7 kDa, a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 182 amino acids. |
| AA Sequence | APISPSEPIG QAYSLALYMQ KNTSALLQTY LQHQGSPFSD PGFSAPELQL STLPSAAVSF KTWHAMEDAE RLSRAQGAFL ALTQHLQLVG DDQSYLNPGS PILLAQLGAA RLRAQGLLGN MAAIMTALGL PIPPEEDTLG FVPFGASAFE RKCRGYIVTR EYGHWTDRAV RDLALLKAKY SA |
| Appearance | Sterile Filtered White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder. |
| Stability & Storage | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. - 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied. - 1 month, 2 to 8 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution. - 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution. |
| Formulation | Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered concentrated solution in 20 mM Tris-HCl, pH8.0, 500 mM NaCl, with 0.5 mM DTT. |
| Reconstitution | We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute in sterile distilled water or aqueous buffer containing 0.1 % BSA to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/ml. Stock solutions should be apportioned into working aliquots and stored at ≤ -20 °C. Further dilutions should be made in appropriate buffered solutions. |
| Biological Activity | Fully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by a cell proliferation assay using human TF-1 cells is less than 200 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 5000 IU/mg. |
| Shipping Condition | Gel pack. |
| Handling | Centrifuge the vial prior to opening. |
| Usage | For Research Use Only! Not to be used in humans. |
Quality Control & DataSheet
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Purity > 98 % by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
- Datasheet
Endotoxin: Less than 1 EU/μg of rMuNeuropoietin as determined by LAL method.







