Type:Protein
SpeciesReactivity:M
B=Bovine;Ca=Cat;Ch=Chicken;D=Dog;EQ=Equine;GP=GuineaPig;H=Human;M=Mouse;P=Porcine;Pr=Primate;R=Rat;Rb=Rabbit;Y=Yeast;Xe=Xenopus;Ze=Zebrafish;;;;NA-NotApplicable;STP=Step-TactinProteins;AllNGF-betahasnervegrowthstimulatingactivityandthecomplexisinvolvedintheregulationofgrowthandthedifferentiationofsympatheticandcertainsensoryneurons.Mutationsinthisgenehavebeenassociatedwithhereditarysensoryandautonomicneuropathy,type5(HSAN5),anddysregulationofthisgene"sexpressionisassociatedwithallergicrhinitis.
Image: NGF-bproteinstructureandsequence
BIOLOGicalActivity:ActivitywasMeasuredinacellproliferationassayusingafactor-dependenthumanerythroleukemiccellline,TF-1,theED50forthiseffectistypically0.3-1ng/mlcorrespondingtoaSpecificActivityof1x106IU/mg.