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Designing a Western blot for Pleiotrophin? 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 PTN Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for Pleiotrophin? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the PTN IHC GuideFacts about Pleiotrophin.
Binds to cell-surface target proteins via their chondroitin sulfate groups (PubMed:26896299). Down-regulates PTPRZ1 activity (PubMed:16814777).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PTN |
| Uniprot: | P21246 |
| Entrez: | 5764 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| pleiotrophin family |

HARP; HBBM; HB-GAM; HBGF8; HBNF; HBNF1; HBNF-1; Heparin-binding brain mitogen; HNGF-8; NEGF1HBGF-8; neurite growth-promoting factor 1; neurite growth-promoting factor1); OSF-1; Osteoblast-specific factor 1; Pleiotrophin; PTN
Mass (kDA):
18.942 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 7q33 |
| Sequence: | 7; NC_000007.14 (137227341..137343733, complement) |
Osteoblast and brain.
Secreted.





PMID: 1701634 by Tezuka K.I., et al. Isolation of mouse and human cDNA clones encoding a protein expressed specifically in osteoblasts and brain tissues.
PMID: 2270483 by Li Y.-S., et al. Cloning and expression of a developmentally regulated protein that induces mitogenic and neurite outgrowth activity.
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