Bcakground Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a small, potent growth factor capable of inducing cell proliferation, differentiation, and survival. EGF is the founding member of the EGF family that also...
Bcakground Erythropoietin (EPO)is a 34 kDa glycoprotein hormone in the type I cytokine family and is related to thrombopoietin (1). Its three N-glycosylation sites, four alpha helices, and N- to...
Bcakground FGF basic (FGF-2, HBGF-2) is one of at least 22 mitogenic proteins of the FGF family, which show 35-60% amino acid conservation (1-3). Unlike other FGFs, FGF acidic and...
Bcakground Flt-3 Ligand(FLT3L)is an alpha-helical cytokine that promotes the differentiation of multiple hematopoietic cell lineages (1-3). Mature mouse Flt-3 Ligand consists of a 161 amino acid (aa) extracellular domain (ECD)...
Bcakground Hepatocyte Growth Factor(HGF) , also known as Scatter Factor and Hepatopoietin A, is a pleiotropic protein in the Plasminogen subfamily of S1 peptidases. It is a multidomain molecule that...
Bcakground Interferon-alpha 2 (IFN alpha -2) is one of 14 subtypes within the IFN-alpha class of Type I Interferons (1). The members of the IFN-alpha class, also known as alpha...
Bcakground Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) , also known as type II or immune interferon, exerts a wide range of immunoregulatory activities and is considered to be the prototype proinflammatory cytokine (1, 2)....
Bcakground Interleukin-13 (IL-13) , is a 17 kDa immunoregulatory cytokine that plays a key role in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma and atopy. It is secreted by Th1 and Th2...