Stem cell factor (SCF), also known as the c-kit ligand, is produced by the gastrointestinal smooth muscle cells, enteric neurons, endothelial cell, lung fibroblast and bone marrow adipocytes. The SCF gene is mapped to murine chromosome 10.
Recombinant mouse stem cell factor (SCF) is a 18.3 kDa protein containing 164 amino acid residues. SCF, …
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Stem cell factor (SCF), also known as the c-kit ligand, is produced by the gastrointestinal smooth muscle cells, enteric neurons, endothelial cell, lung fibroblast and bone marrow adipocytes. The SCF gene is mapped to murine chromosome 10.
Recombinant mouse stem cell factor (SCF) is a 18.3 kDa protein containing 164 amino acid residues. SCF, also known as c-Kit ligand (KL), steel factor (SLF) and mast cell growth factor (MGF), is a 30 kDa glycoprotein with broad activities on various tissues, including hematopoietic cells, pigment cells, and primordial germ cells. SCF is secreted by endothelial cells, fibroblasts, and bone marrow stromal cells as a membrane-bound form which may be cleaved to release the soluble form. Both forms are active in promoting colony formation from murine bone marrow cells, but membrane-bound SCF is more effective in promoting hematopoieses in vivo, suggesting a role in cellular interactions between hematopoietic and stromal cells. The soluble is thought to exist in solution as a noncovalently linked dimer. SCF is structurally related to M-CSF (CSF-1) and Flt-3/Flk-2 Ligand (FL) with all three sharing a similar size, existence of transmembrane and soluble forms, four conserved cysteines, and alternative splicing exon locations, but they share little sequence homology. SCF alone is a modest colony stimulating factor. However, in the presence of other cytokines such as EPO, TPO, GM-CSF, G-CSF, M-CSF, IL-3, and IL-7, SCF is a potent costimulant that works synergistically to increase the size of myeloid, erythroid or lymphoid lineage colonies without influencing the lineage differentiation of the progenitors. Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered buffered solution. Stem Cell Factor (SCF), also known as c-Kit ligand (KL), steel factor (SLF) and mast cell growth factor (MGF), is a glycoprotein with broad activities on various tissues, including hematopoietic cells, pigment cells, and primordial germ cells. The biological activity is measured by the dose-dependent stimulation of the proliferation of human TF-1 cells.
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