Description | Description: Rabbit IgG polyclonal antibody for Vascular endothelial growth factor D(FIGF) detection. Tested with WB in Human. Background: C-fos induced growth factor (FIGF) (or vascular endothelial growth factor D, VEGF-D) is a vascular endothelial growth factor that in humans is encoded by the FIGF gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the platelet-derived growth factor/vascular endothelial growth factor (PDGF/VEGF) family and is active in angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, and endothelial cell growth. Analyzing by Northern blotting, Yamada et al. (1997) symbolized VEGFD, was expressed as a 2.2-kb transcript with highest expression in lung, heart, small intestine, and fetal lung, and lower levels in skeletal muscle, colon, a |
Product Specific References | 1. Achen, M. G., Jeltsch, M., Kukk, E., Makinen, T., Vitali, A., Wilks, A. F., Alitalo, K., Stacker, S. A. Vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D) is a ligand for the tyrosine kinases VEGF receptor 2 (Flk1) and VEGF receptor 3 (Flt4). Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 95: 548-553, 1998. 2. Stacker, S. A., Caesar, C., Baldwin, M. E., Thornton, G. E., Williams, R. A., Prevo, R., Jackson, D. G., Nishikawa, S., Kubo, H., Achen, M. G. VEGF-D promotes the metastatic spread of tumor cells via the lymphatics. Nature Med. 7: 186-191, 2001. 3. Yamada, Y., Nezu, J., Shimane, M., Hirata, Y. Molecular cloning of a novel vascular endothelial growth factor, VEGF-D. Genomics 42: 483-488, 1997. |