Function
May play a role in innate immunity in mouth, nose and lungs. Binds bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and modulates the cellular responses to LPS. May be involved in formation of the left-right axis in the node of the developing embryo.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Secreted
Tissue Specificity: Expressed in tongue, lung, thymus, and stomach. Expressed in epithelia of palate, anterior pharynx, trachea and upper bronchi. Expressed in distal tip of papillae in the anterior third of the tongue and in serous cells of von Ebner glands in the posterior third of the tongue. Expressed in columnar epithelium of the duodenum in embryonic gut at 16.5 dpc
Product Specifications
Recombinant Mouse BPI fold-containing family B member 1 (Bpifb1) is a recombinant protein from Mus musculus (Mouse), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 22-474aa, with C-terminal 6xHis-tagged tag, molecular weight 57.2kDa, purity Greater than 95% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
