Function
Secreted signal that acts globally to regulate anterior/posterior axial patterning during development. May play critical roles in patterning both mesodermal and neural tissues. It is required for proper vertebral patterning and orofacial development.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Secreted
Tissue Specificity: In the embryo, strong expression is seen in the palatal epithelia, including the medial edge epithelial and midline epithelial seam of the palatal shelves. Less pronounced expression is also seen throughout the palatal shelf and tongue mesenchyme
Disease Association: Vertebral hypersegmentation and orofacial anomalies (VHO) : An autosomal dominant disease characterized by supernumerary ribs, supernumerary cervical, thoracic and/or lumbar vertebrae, and orofacial anomalies such as cleft lip with or without cleft palate in most patients. [The disease may be caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry]
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Growth/differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 299-407aa, with N-terminal 6xHis-SUMO-tagged tag, molecular weight 28.5kDa, purity Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
