Function
The Klotho peptide generated by cleavage of the membrane-bound isoform may be an anti-aging circulating hormone which would extend life span by inhibiting insulin/IGF1 signaling.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Secreted
Tissue Specificity: Present in cortical renal tubules and the parathyroid (at protein level). Strongly expressed in kidney. Expressed at low levels in brain, lung, intestine and ovaries
Product Specifications
Recombinant Rat Klotho (Kl), partial is a recombinant protein from Rattus norvegicus (Rat), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 35-550aa, with N-terminal 6xHis-tagged tag, molecular weight 64.9kDa, purity Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
