Background |
Bone Morphogenetic Protein-15 (BMP-15) is an extracellular multifunctional signaling cytokine that is also a member of the TGFβ family. In the ovarian follicles, BMP-15 has a vital role in regulating the growth and maturation of follicles, the sensitivity of granulosa cells to FSH, and preventing granulosa cells from apoptosis. In addition, BMP-15 and GDF9 cooperate and have the same interaction on target cells. |
Synonyms |
bone morphogenetic protein 15, Growth/Differentiation Factor-9B, GDF-9B, ODG2, POF4, BMP15 |
Uniprot ID |
O95972 |
Molecular Weight |
The protein has a calculated MW of 14.88 kDa.
The protein migrates as 13-18 kDa under reducing condition (SDS-PAGE analysis). |
Expression System |
Escherichia coli |
Purity |
>98% as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
Activity |
Measure by its ability to induce alkaline phosphatase production by ATDC5 cells.
The ED₅₀ for this effect is <17 ng/mL. |
Endotoxin Level |
<0.1 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method. |
Protein Sequence |
MQADGISAEVTASSSKHSGPENNQCSLHPFQISFRQLGWDHWIIAPPFYTPNYCKGTCLRVLRDGLNSPNHAIIQNLINQLVDQSVPRPSCVPYKYVPISVLMIEANGSILYKEYEGMIAESCTCR with polyhistidinetag at the C- terminus |
Protein Tag |
His Tag (C-term) |
Form |
The protein was lyophilized from a 0.2 µm filtered solution containing 20 mM sodium citrate, 0.2 M NaCl, pH 3.5. If you have any concerns or special requirements, please confirm with us. |
Application |
Cell Culture |