Recombinant human/mouse TGF beta 3 protein (Animal Free)

Specifications

Form

Liquid

Additional notes

Purity (typically >/= 98%) determined by Reducing and Non-reducing SDS-PAGE. ab179495 is sterile filtered.

General info

Function

Transforming growth factor beta-3 proprotein : Precursor of the Latency-associated peptide (LAP) and Transforming growth factor beta-3 (TGF-beta-3) chains, which constitute the regulatory and active subunit of TGF-beta-3, respectively.. Latency-associated peptide. Required to maintain the Transforming growth factor beta-3 (TGF-beta-3) chain in a latent state during storage in extracellular matrix (By similarity). Associates non-covalently with TGF-beta-3 and regulates its activation via interaction with 'milieu molecules', such as LTBP1 and LRRC32/GARP, that control activation of TGF-beta-3 (By similarity). Interaction with integrins results in distortion of the Latency-associated peptide chain and subsequent release of the active TGF-beta-3 (By similarity).. Transforming growth factor beta-3 : Multifunctional protein that regulates embryogenesis and cell differentiation and is required in various processes such as secondary palate development (By similarity). Activation into mature form follows different steps : following cleavage of the proprotein in the Golgi apparatus, Latency-associated peptide (LAP) and Transforming growth factor beta-3 (TGF-beta-3) chains remain non-covalently linked rendering TGF-beta-3 inactive during storage in extracellular matrix (By similarity). At the same time, LAP chain interacts with 'milieu molecules', such as LTBP1 and LRRC32/GARP that control activation of TGF-beta-3 and maintain it in a latent state during storage in extracellular milieus (By similarity). TGF-beta-3 is released from LAP by integrins : integrin-binding results in distortion of the LAP chain and subsequent release of the active TGF-beta-3 (By similarity). Once activated following release of LAP, TGF-beta-3 acts by binding to TGF-beta receptors (TGFBR1 and TGFBR2), which transduce signal (By similarity).

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the TGF-beta family.

Post-translational modifications

Transforming growth factor beta-3 proprotein: The precursor proprotein is cleaved in the Golgi apparatus to form Transforming growth factor beta-3 (TGF-beta-3) and Latency-associated peptide (LAP) chains, which remain non-covalently linked, rendering TGF-beta-3 inactive.. Methylated at Gln-293 by N6AMT1.