Description

Cultrex®MouseColllagen IVispurifiedfromEngelbreth-Holm-Swarm(EHS)tumor.CollagenIV isacomponentofthebasementmembranewhichisacontinuoussheetofspecializedextracellularmatrixthatformsaninterfacebetweenendothelial,epithelial,muscle,orneuronalcellsandtheiradjacentstromaandthatplaysanessentialroleintissueorganizationbyinfluencingcelladhesion,migration,proliferation,anddifferentiation.

Cultrex®MouseCollagenIV isapurifiedbasementmembraneproteinthathasbeendeveloped,producedandqualifiedforgeneralcellculturestudies.

Qualitycontrolspecifications:

• Mousecoloniesareroutinelyscreenedforpathogensusing mouseantibodyproduction(MAP)testing.
• Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm(EHS)tumorisLDEV-free.
• Nobacterialorfungalgrowthdetectedafterincubationat37°Cfor14daysfollowingUSPsterilitytestingguidelines.
• Endotoxinconcentration≤20EU/mlbyLimulusAmoebocyteLysate(LAL)assay.
• Proteinconcentrationof0.5mg/ml.
• NomycoplasmacontaminationdetectedbyPCR.
• Providedin50mMHydrochloricAcid,1mMTCEP–HCl.
• Purity ≥90%(SDS-PAGE).
• BIOLOGicalactivitydeterminedforeachlot:
  • TestedforABIlitytopromoteattachmentandspreADIngofratPC-12pheochromocytomacells.

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