KGF ELISA Kit

Storage Instruction:Store the kit at 4°C.
Description:
Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF) is a single chain, heparin-binding, 28 kDa glycoprotein that was originally isolated from media conditioned by the growth of human embryonic lung fibroblasts . Also known as FGF-7 (or fibroblast growth factor 7), it is part of the rapidly-expanding fibroblast growth factor family that currently includes 14 members . Mature KGF is 163 amino acid (aa) residues in length, and contains five cysteines, which are not necessary for mitogenic activity, but do contribute to heparin binding. Within the FGF family, KGF shows 29% aa sequence identity to FGF-2 and 38% aa sequence identity to FGF-3. Cells reported to express KGF are fibroblasts, embryonic mesenchymal cells , and smooth muscle cells.