• Product NameRecombinant Murine Fibroblast Growth Factor 21
• Host SpeciesEscherichia coli.
• Purification> 97 % by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
• Biological ActivityFully biologically active when compared to standard. The ED50 as determined by thymidine uptake assay using FGF-receptors transfected BaF3 cells is less than 0.5 μg/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of > 2.0 x10³ IU/mg in the presence of 5 μg/ml of rMuKlotho-β and 10 μg/ml of heparin.
• EndotoxinLess than 1 EU/ug of rMuFGF-21 as determined by LAL method.
• UniprotQ9JJN1
• Gene ID56636
• Calculated MW Approximately 19.9 kDa, a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 182 amino acids.
• Target Sequence AYPIPDSSPL LQFGGQVRQR YLYTDDDQDT EAHLEIREDG TVVGAAHRSP ESLLELKALK PGVIQILGVK ASRFLCQQPD GALYGSPHFD PEACSFRELL LEDGYNVYQS EAHGLPLRLP QKDSPNQDAT SWGPVRFLPM PGLLHEPQDQ AGFLPPEPPD VGSSDPLSMV EPLQGRSPSY AS
• Formulation Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered concentrated solution in 3 x PBS, pH 7.4.
• Storage Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.- 12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 ˚C as supplied.- 1 month, 2 to 8 ˚C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.- 3 months, -20 to -70 ˚C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) belongs to the large FGF family and it is specifically induced by HMGCS2 activity. In mice, brown adipose tissue becomes a source of systemic FGF21 after cold exposure. FGF-21 stimulates glucose uptake in differentiated adipocytes via the induction of glucose transporter SLC2A1/GLUT1 expression (but not SLC2A4/GLUT4 expression) and the activity depends on the presence of KLB. FGF-21, in the presence of betaKlotho as a protein cofactor, signals through the FGFR 1c and 4 receptors. Recombinant murine FGF-21 contains 182 amino acids residues and show limited binding to heparin. In addition, Murine FGF-21 respectively shows 81 % and 92 % a.a. identity to human and rat FGF-21, and it show activity on human and rat cells.

• Flow Cytometry (FCM) General Protocol
• Immunofluorescence(IC)
• Immunohistochemistry(Polymer)
• Western Blotting