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Designing a Western blot for Mimecan? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the OGN Western Blot GuideFacts about Mimecan.
Induces bone formation along with TGF-beta-1 or TGF-beta-2.
.| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | OGN |
| Uniprot: | P20774 |
| Entrez: | 4969 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family |

DKFZp586P2421; KSPG25; mimecan proteoglycan; Mimecan; OGN; OIF; OIFOG; osteoglycin (osteoinductive factor); osteoglycin; Osteoinductive factor; SLRR3A; SLRR3Acorneal keratan sulfate proteoglycan
Mass (kDA):
33.922 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 9q22.31 |
| Sequence: | 9; NC_000009.12 (92383268..92404699, complement) |
Bone.
Secreted, extracellular space, extracellular matrix.





PMID: 2372374 by Madisen L., et al. Molecular cloning of a novel bone-forming compound: osteoinductive factor.
PMID: 10802664 by Pellegata N.S., et al. Mutations in KERA, encoding keratocan, cause cornea plana.