Mouse Recombinant VEGF-164, STEMCELL Technologies (CAT#: STEM-CT-1008-ZJF)

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a heparin-binding homodimeric glycoprotein involved in vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. VEGF binds to FLT1 (VEGFR-1) and KDR (VEGFR-2), and activates Raf/MEK/ERK and PI3K/AKT pathways (Ferrara et al.). VEGF exists in multiple isoforms that result from alternative splicing of VEGF mRNA in the terminal exon. Proximal splice-site selection in exon 8 results in pro-angiogenic VEGFxxx isoforms (xxx is the number of amino acids), whereas distal splice-site selection results in anti-angiogenic VEGFxxxb isoforms (Nowak et al.). VEGF plays an important role in neurogenesis both in vitro and in vivo (Storkebaum et al.). It has neurotrophic effects on neurons of the central nervous system, and it promotes growth and survival of dopaminergic neurons and astrocytes. VEGF also promotes growth and survival of vascular endothelial cells, monocyte chemotaxis, and colony formation by granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells (Ferrara et al.). Various splice variants of VEGF exist, with different functions. For example, it has been shown that VEGF isoform VEGF-164(165) and not VEGF-120(121) induces inflammation, stimulates intracellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 expression on endothelial cells, and induces chemotaxis of monocytes (Usui et al.).

Subtype: Cytokines, Growth Factors
Cell Type: Angiogenic Cells, Endothelial Cells, Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells, Mesenchymal Stem and Progenitor Cells, Mesoderm, PSC-Derived, Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells, Pluripotent Stem Cells
Species: Mouse
Area of Interest: Angiogenic Cell Research, Endothelial Cell Biology, Neuroscience, Stem Cell Biology
Purity: ≥ 97 %

Reliable Consistency: Guarantees uniformity and repeatability in various applications with endotoxin levels below 0.2 EU/μg.
Free of Animal Components: Completely devoid of any animal or human-derived elements.
Broad Selection: Offers a wide range of human, mouse, and rat cytokines available in multiple sizes.

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