• Product NameRecombinant Murine Midkine
• Host SpeciesEscherichia coli.
• Purification> 96 % by SDS-PAGE and HPLC analyses.
• Biological ActivityFully biologically active when compared to standard. The biological activity determined by a chemotaxis bioassay using human neutrophils is in a concentration range of 10-100 ng/ml.
• EndotoxinLess than 1 EU/ug of rMuMidkine as determined by LAL method.
• Alternative Names    Retinoic Acid-induced Differentiation Factor
• UniprotP12025
• Gene ID17242
• Calculated MW Approximately 13.2 kDa, a single non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 120 amino acids.
• Target Sequence VAKKKEKVKK GSECSEWTWG PCTPSSKDCG MGFREGTCGA QTQRVHCKVP CNWKKEFGAD CKYKFESWGA CDGSTGTKAR QGTLKKARYN AQCQETIRVT KPCTSKTKSK TKAKKGKGKD
• Formulation Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered concentrated solution in 2 x PBS, pH7.4.
• 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.

Midkine, also named MK, MK1, NEGF 2, is belonging to the neurotrophic and developmentally-regulated heparin-binding molecules family. It is encoded by the MDK gene. The Midkine protein includes five intrachain disulfide bonds which hold two domains and there are three antiparallel beta-sheets in each domain. A chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, protein-tyrosine phosphatase zeta (PTPzeta), is a receptor for MK. MK promotes the growth, survival, and migration of various cells, and plays roles in neurogenesis and epithelial mesenchymal interactions during organogenesis. The predicted molecular weight is approximately 13.3 kDa, based on a mature peptide length of 118 amino acid residues in the mouse and 121 amino acid residues in the human. Across species, MK shows 87 % identity between the human and murine proteins.

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