F0291
Fibroblast Growth Factor-Basic, human
≥97% (SDS-PAGE), recombinant, expressed in E. coli, lyophilized powder, suitable for cell culture
Synonym(s):
Fibroblast Growth Factor-Basic human, FGF2, bFGF, hBFGF
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Biological source:
human
Recombinant:
expressed in E. coli
Assay:
≥97% (SDS-PAGE)
Form:
lyophilized powder
Mol wt:
16.0 kDa
Impurities:
≤1.00 EU/μg
Product Name
hBFGF, FGF-Basic, recombinant, expressed in E. coli, suitable for cell culture
biological source
human
Quality Level
recombinant
expressed in E. coli
assay
≥97% (SDS-PAGE)
form
lyophilized powder
potency
≤-0.6 ng/mL
mol wt
16.0 kDa
packaging
pkg of 4X25 μg, pkg of 25 μg
storage condition
avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles
technique(s)
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
impurities
≤1.00 EU/μg
color
white to faint yellow cast
solubility
water: soluble 0.025 mg, clear, colorless to faintly yellow
UniProt accession no.
storage temp.
−20°C
Gene Information
human ... FGF2 (2247)
General description
Fibroblast growth factor-basic (FGF-Basic) is found in basement membranes and sub-endothelial extracellular matrix. FGF-Basic is induced early in the development of the embryo where it is necessary (but not sufficient) for pluripotency and self-renewal of embryonic stem cells (ESC) and lineage defined stem cells; wherein it functions to support proliferation and inhibit differentiation. Self-renewal of hESC depends upon activation of the Activin/Nodal/Smad2,3 branch and suppression of the BMP/GDF/Smad5 branch of the TGFβ-family cell signaling program. FGF-Basic is a competence factor for Nodal support of pluripotency. Activin-A is necessary and sufficient to maintain stemness. It induces the expression of both Nodal and FGF-Basic in human ES cells.
Application
Fibroblast growth factor-basic (FGF-Basic) is required for the maintenance of human embryonic stem cells in culture, and various other stem cell lines, such as mesenchymal stem (stroma) cells (MSC).
Physical form
Lyophilized from 0.2 μm filtered solution in 20 mM Tris and 1 M NaCl, pH 7.0, containing 50 μg bovine serum albumin per 1 μg BFGF.
Analysis Note
The bioactivity of FGF-Basic was measured in a fluorometric assay using the redox sensitive dye, Resazurin.
Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 3
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
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Lei Xiao et al.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio), 24(6), 1476-1486 (2006-02-04)
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) self-renew indefinitely while maintaining pluripotency. The molecular mechanism underlying hESCs self-renewal and pluripotency is poorly understood. To identify the signaling pathway molecules that maintain the proliferation of hESCs, we performed a microarray analysis comparing an
C Xu et al.
Nature biotechnology, 19(10), 971-974 (2001-10-03)
Previous studies have shown that maintenance of undifferentiated human embryonic stem (hES) cells requires culture on mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) feeders. Here we demonstrate a successful feeder-free hES culture system in which undifferentiated cells can be maintained for at least
R Beklem Bostancioglu et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 155, 415-428 (2017-05-02)
Accelerated Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) condensation and robust MSC-matrix and MSC-MSC interactions on nano-surfaces may provide critical factors contributing to such events, likely through the orchestrated signal cascades and cellular events modulated by the extracellular matrix. In this study, human