Bcakground Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3)is one of six members of the insulinlike growth factor (IGF) binding protein superfamily which function to modulate the biological activity of IGF (1)....
Bcakground Insulin-like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) , also known as Somatomedin C, is the dominant effector of Growth Hormone (GH) and is structurally homologous to Proinsulin. Human IGF-I is synthesized...
Bcakground CCL2 , also called monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) or JE, is a member of the C-C or beta chemokine family that is best known as a chemotactic agent for...
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 Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) is expressed in embryonic tissues that are critical for the patterning of the developing central nervous system, somite, and limb. It is also involved in whisker,...
Bcakground Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a multifunctional α-helical cytokine that regulates cell growth and differentiation of various tissues (1, 2). Mature human IL-6 is 183 amino acids in length and shares...
NGAL (Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin) is a member of Lipocalin family sharing a highly conserved fold with an eight-stranded antiparallel beta barrel, and it acts as a transporters, carrying small molecules...