Anti-HBEGF / DT-R

0.5mg/ml if reconstituted with 0.2ml sterile DI water. Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF), also called Diphtheria toxin receptor (DT-R), is a member of the EGF family of proteins that in humans is encoded by the HBEGF gene. Enables growth factor activity and heparin binding activity. Involved in several processes, including epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway, positive regulation of protein kinase B signaling, and positive regulation of wound healing. Located in cell surface and extracellular space. Implicated in glomerulosclerosis and perinatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Protein function: Growth factor that mediates its effects via EGFR, ERBB2 and ERBB4. Required for normal cardiac valve formation and normal heart function. Promotes smooth muscle cell proliferation. May be involved in macrophage-mediated cellular proliferation. It is mitogenic for fibroblasts, but not endothelial cells. It is able to bind EGF receptor/EGFR with higher affinity than EGF itself and is a far more potent mitogen for smooth muscle cells than EGF. Also acts as a diphtheria toxin receptor. [The UniProt Consortium]