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 (Dtr) is a member of the EGF family of proteins that in humans is encoded by the HBEGF gene. Enables epidermal growth factor receptor binding activity, growth factor activity, and heparin binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of keratinocyte migration, positive regulation of smooth muscle cell proliferation, and wound healing, spreading of epidermal cells. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway, positive regulation of peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation, and regulation of heart contraction. Located in extracellular space. Is integral component of plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including branchial arch, heart, oral region gland, telencephalon, and tooth. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in glomerulosclerosis and perinatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Orthologous to human HBEGF (heparin binding EGF like growth factor). 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]