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Designing a Western blot for Prokineticin-1? 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 PROK1 Western Blot Guide4 Citations
Facts about Prokineticin-1.
Induces proliferation and differentiation, but not migration, of enteric neural crest cells. Directly influences neuroblastoma development by promoting the proliferation and migration of neuroblastoma cells.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PROK1 |
| Uniprot: | P58294 |
| Entrez: | 84432 |

| Belongs to: |
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| AVIT (prokineticin) family |

EGVEGF; EG-VEGF; EGVEGFblack mamba toxin-related protein; Endocrine-gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor; Mambakine; PK1mambakine; PRK1prokineticin-1; PROK1; Prokineticin 1
Mass (kDA):
11.715 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1p13.3 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (110451149..110457358) |
Localizes to glandular epithelium, stroma and vascular epithelial cells of first trimester decidua (at protein level). Up-regulated in first trimester decidua when compared with non-pregnant endometrium. Expressed in the steroidogenic glands, ovary, testis, adrenal and placenta.
Secreted.




PMID: 11259612 by Li M., et al. Identification of two prokineticin cDNAs: recombinant proteins potently contract gastrointestinal smooth muscle.
PMID: 11528470 by LeCouter J., et al. Identification of an angiogenic mitogen selective for endocrine gland endothelium.
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