Recombinant Human Probetacellulin (BTC) Protein (His)

Beta LifeScience SKU/CAT #: BLC-08215P
Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Recombinant Human Probetacellulin (BTC) Protein (His)

Beta LifeScience SKU/CAT #: BLC-08215P
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Product Overview

Description Recombinant Human Probetacellulin (BTC) Protein (His) is produced by our Yeast expression system. This is a full length protein.
Purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Uniprotkb P35070
Target Symbol BTC
Synonyms BTCProbetacellulin [Cleaved into: Betacellulin; BTC)]
Species Homo sapiens (Human)
Expression System Yeast
Tag N-6His
Target Protein Sequence DGNSTRSPETNGLLCGDPEENCAATTTQSKRKGHFSRCPKQYKHYCIKGRCRFVVAEQTPSCVCDEGYIGARCERVDLFYLRGDRGQILVICLIAVMVVFIILVIGVCTCCHPLRKRRKRKKKEEEMETLGKDITPINEDIEETNIA
Expression Range 32-178aa
Protein Length Full Length of Mature Protein
Mol. Weight 18.6kDa
Form Liquid or Lyophilized powder
Buffer Liquid form: default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. Lyophilized powder form: the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.
Reconstitution Briefly centrifuged the vial prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL. It is recommended to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20°C/-80°C. The default final concentration of glycerol is 50%.
Storage 1. Store at -20°C/-80°C upon receipt, aliquoting is necessary for mutiple use. 2. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 3. Store working aliquots at 4°C for up to one week. 4. In general, protein in liquid form is stable for up to 6 months at -20°C/-80°C. Protein in lyophilized powder form is stable for up to 12 months at -20°C/-80°C.
Notes Repeated freezing and thawing is not recommended. Store working aliquots at 4°C for up to one week.

Target Details

Target Function Growth factor that binds to EGFR, ERBB4 and other EGF receptor family members. Potent mitogen for retinal pigment epithelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells.
Subcellular Location [Betacellulin]: Secreted, extracellular space.; [Probetacellulin]: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.
Database References

HGNC: 1121

OMIM: 600345

KEGG: hsa:685

STRING: 9606.ENSP00000379092

UniGene: PMID: 27129169

  • CXCL8 production from lung cancer cells could be initiated by an autocrine mechanism or external sources of BTC. PMID: 24629040
  • Data suggest that BTC (betacellulin), AREG (amphiregulin), and EREG (epiregulin) induced prostaglandin E2 production by induction of COX-2 (prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2) through MAP kinase signaling in granulosa cells. PMID: 24092824
  • BTC has properties of increasing retinal vascular leakage that could contribute to the development of diabetic retinopathy. PMID: 22183345
  • Data suggest a novel receptor-independent role for betacellulin intracellular-domain fragment signaling due to its ability to inhibit cell growth in vitro. PMID: 20530572
  • These are the first data that demonstrate an influence of betacellulin upon mesenchymal stem cells and the first to implicate HIF-alpha in betacellulin-mediated proliferation. PMID: 20165885
  • The solution structure of the EGF-like domain of betacellulin has been determined using two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy PMID: 12074582
  • The main structural properties of the model and the templates are compared and the hBTC conformation is closely similar to that of hTGFalpha. PMID: 12111392
  • Betacellulin and heregulin/NDF-alpha are involved in epidermal morphogenesis and/or in maintenance of the differentiated phenotype. PMID: 12768307
  • although BTC and EGF share overlapping signaling properties, the ability of BTC to enhance Erk activation occurs independent of Ras. PMID: 15192046
  • BTC may play a pivotal role as a local growth factor in promoting the differentiated villous trophoblastic function via ErbB-1 in early placentas and in contributing to placental growth through EVT cell function via ErbB-4 in term placentas. PMID: 15248827
  • Betacellulin is expressed in malignant fibrous histiocytoma and is a regulator of tumor growth. PMID: 15274392
  • shedding of precursor is mediated by ADAM10 PMID: 15507448
  • To determine if mutations in the betacellulin gene play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes, we screened subjects with type 2 diabetes for the presence of mutations. PMID: 15793259
  • Genetic variations in the protein-coding region of the human BTC gene are unlikely to be a major contributor to development of type 2 diabetes. PMID: 15936459
  • -226A/G polymorphism of the BTC gene may contribute to the development of diabetes. PMID: 16306376
  • intron 4 T-4 allele in the betacellulin gene is associated with lower risk of type 1 diabetes mellitus and may interact with human leukocyte antigen PMID: 16683131
  • Failure to confirm a role for nonsynonymous coding variants of betacellulin in the propensity to type 2 diabetes or to impaired insulin secretion in African American subjects. PMID: 16869959
  • Variants in the betacellulin gene do not play a major role in the development of type 2 diabetes in an Amish Caucasian populations PMID: 17479438
  • the ADAM10 prodomain inhibits betacellulin shedding, demonstrating that it could be of potential use as a therapeutic agent to treat cancer. PMID: 17895248
  • 1st report of BTC expression in breast cancer. Its expression was lower in lobular breast cancers than in ductal carcinomas. PMID: 17962208
  • These results indicate the possibility of designing BTC mutants, which have an activity of inducing differentiation only, without facilitating growth promotion. PMID: 18508082
  • In vivo, EGFR signaling is hyperactive in tumor cells of skin SCC but not of BCC, and in nearby asymptomatic epidermis of both tumor types. Hyperactivation is due to upregulation of EGFR ligands AREG, HBEGF and TGFA, and downregulation of BTC PMID: 17525275
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    Commonly used protectant include saccharides, polyols, polymers, surfactants, some proteins and amino acids etc. We usually add 8% (mass ratio by volume) of trehalose and mannitol as lyoprotectant. Trehalose can significantly prevent the alter of the protein secondary structure, the extension and aggregation of proteins during freeze-drying process; mannitol is also a universal applied protectant and fillers, which can reduce the aggregation of certain proteins after lyophilization.

    Our protein products do not contain carrier protein or other additives (such as bovine serum albumin (BSA), human serum albumin (HSA) and sucrose, etc., and when lyophilized with the solution with the lowest salt content, they often cannot form A white grid structure, but a small amount of protein is deposited in the tube during the freeze-drying process, forming a thin or invisible transparent protein layer.

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