Description
EG-VEGF is a secreted angiogenetic mitogen growth factor expressed in the steroidogenic glands, ovary, testis, adrenal gland, and placenta. EG-VEGF induces proliferation, migration, and fenestration (formation of membrane discontinuities) in capillary endothelial cells derived from endocrine glands. The murine EG-VEGF gene codes for a 105 amino acid polypeptide containing an N-terminal signal sequence of 19 amino acids. Recombinant Murine EG-VEGF is a 9.6 kDa protein consisting of 86 amino acid residues, including ten cysteine residues that potentially form five pairs of intra-molecular disulfide bonds