Description
Product Characteristics:
Induces cardiac myocyte hypertrophy in vitro. Binds to and activates the ILST/gp13 receptor.
Subcellular location: Secreted
Synonyms: CT1, CT-1, Cardiotrophin-1, CTF1
Target Information: The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted cytokine that induces cardiac myocyte hypertrophy in vitro. It has been shown to bind and activate the ILST/gp130 receoptor. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2008]