Product Name
Activin-A (INHBA), Recombinant Protein
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Full Product Name
Recombinant Human Activin-A
Product Synonym Names
Activin A Human; Activin A Human Recombinant; Activin Beta-A chain; Erythroid differentiation protein; EDF; FRP; Activin-A; Inhibin-B; Inihibin-Beta A chain; Activin A
Product Gene Name
INHBA recombinant protein
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Research Use Only
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Sequence
MGSSHHH HHH SSGLVPRGSH MGLECDGKVN ICCKKQFFVS FKDIGWNDWI IAPSGYHANY CEGECPSHIA GTSGSSLSFH STVINHYRMR GHSPFANLKS CCVPTKLRPM SMLYYDDGQN IIKKDIQNMI VEECGCS
3D Structure
ModBase 3D Structure for P08476
Purity/Purification
Greater than 95.0% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Form/Format
Activin-A is supplied in 20mM Tris-HCl, 1mM EDTA and 50% glycerol.
Sterile Filtered clear solution.
Preparation and Storage
Store Inhibin-Beta, Alpha chain at 4 degree C if entire vial will be used within 2-4 weeks. Store, frozen at -20 degree C for longer periods of time. Please avoid freeze thaw cycles.
Other Notes
Small volumes of INHBA recombinant protein vial(s) may occasionally become entrapped in the seal of the product vial during shipment and storage. If necessary, briefly centrifuge the vial on a tabletop centrifuge to dislodge any liquid in the container`s cap. Certain products may require to ship with dry ice and additional dry ice fee may apply.
Related Product Information for
INHBA recombinant protein
Description: Activin-A Human Recombinant also called Inhibin-Beta A chain produced in E Coli is a single monomeric, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 116 amino acids fragment (311-426) and having an amino-terminal hexa-histidine tag, having a total molecular weight of 17.47 kDa.The Activin-A is purified by standard chromatographic techniques.
Introduction: Inhibins are dimeric peptide hormones produced by female ovarian granulose cells and male Sertoli cells as well as a variety of other tissues. Inhibins have two isoforms, A and B, with the same alpha subunit but different beta subunits. Inhibin A is a dimer of alpha and beta A subunits, inhibin B is a dimer of alpha and beta B subunits.Inhibins are thought to inhibit the production of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by the pituitary gland. In addition, Inhibins are also thought to play a role in the control of gametogenesis, and embryonic and fetal development.
Product Categories/Family for INHBA recombinant protein
CYTOKINES AND GROWTH FACTORS; Growth Factors; Activin
NCBI/Uniprot data below describe general gene information for INHBA. It may not necessarily be applicable to this product.
NCBI Accession #
NP_002183.1
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NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_002192.2
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UniProt Primary Accession #
P08476
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UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q14599[Other Products]
UniProt Related Accession #
P08476[Other Products]
Molecular Weight
47,442 Da[Similar Products]
NCBI Official Full Name
inhibin beta A chain
NCBI Official Synonym Full Names
inhibin, beta A
NCBI Official Symbol
INHBA??[Similar Products]
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
EDF; FRP
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NCBI Protein Information
inhibin beta A chain; FSH-releasing protein; Inhibin, beta-1; activin beta-A chain; erythroid differentiation factor; erythroid differentiation protein; follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing protein; inhibin, beta A (activin A, activin AB alpha polypeptide)
UniProt Protein Name
Inhibin beta A chain
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Activin beta-A chain; Erythroid differentiation protein; EDF
UniProt Gene Name
INHBA??[Similar Products]
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
EDF??[Similar Products]
UniProt Entry Name
INHBA_HUMAN
NCBI Summary for INHBA
The inhibin beta A subunit joins the alpha subunit to form a pituitary FSH secretion inhibitor. Inhibin has been shown to regulate gonadal stromal cell proliferation negatively and to have tumor-suppressor activity. In addition, serum levels of inhibin have been shown to reflect the size of granulosa-cell tumors and can therefore be used as a marker for primary as well as recurrent disease. Because expression in gonadal and various extragonadal tissues may vary severalfold in a tissue-specific fashion, it is proposed that inhibin may be both a growth/differentiation factor and a hormone. Furthermore, the beta A subunit forms a homodimer, activin A, and also joins with a beta B subunit to form a heterodimer, activin AB, both of which stimulate FSH secretion. Finally, it has been shown that the beta A subunit mRNA is identical to the erythroid differentiation factor subunit mRNA and that only one gene for this mRNA exists in the human genome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
UniProt Comments for INHBA
INHBA: Inhibins and activins inhibit and activate, respectively, the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibins/activins are involved in regulating a number of diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. Inhibins appear to oppose the functions of activins. Belongs to the TGF-beta family.
Protein type: Secreted; Secreted, signal peptide
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 7p15-p13
Cellular Component: extracellular region
Molecular Function: identical protein binding; protein binding; growth factor activity; protein heterodimerization activity; peptide hormone binding; hormone activity; cytokine activity; transforming growth factor beta receptor binding
Biological Process: positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent; positive regulation of cellular protein metabolic process; activin receptor signaling pathway; mesodermal cell differentiation; defense response; palate development; negative regulation of cell cycle; negative regulation of interferon-gamma biosynthetic process; odontogenesis; negative regulation of cell proliferation; cell surface receptor linked signal transduction; cell-cell signaling; hair follicle development; ovarian follicle development; erythrocyte differentiation; cell differentiation; cell cycle arrest; negative regulation of B cell differentiation; hemoglobin biosynthetic process; response to drug; nervous system development; regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion; positive regulation of erythrocyte differentiation; male gonad development; progesterone secretion; negative regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion; regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; negative regulation of macrophage differentiation; regulation of MAPKKK cascade; negative regulation of phosphorylation; hemopoietic progenitor cell differentiation; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; positive regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion; negative regulation of cell growth; cell development; G1/S transition of mitotic cell cycle; growth
Research Articles on INHBA
1. Activin A is an anti-lymphangiogenic factor, but because of its pleiotropic effects on cell mobility it appears not suitable as a pharmacological target.
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