Low Activity Recombinant Wnt3A

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Company:

R&D Systems

Product Name:

Recombinant Wnt3a

Catalog Number:

5036-WN-010

This was used to induce Wnt signaling in cells amenable to Wnt3a treatment, however activation was far below that seen for L cells secreting Wnt3a.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Microscopy

Starting Material

BM2 cells with a Wnt-GFP reporter

Protocol Overview

This was dissolved to 0.1 mg/mL and then added to cultures at 1:100 for 24 hours. Activation was measured by GFP signal and compared to conditioned media from L cell Wnt3a.

Tips

Use only for specific concentration dependent work, use L cell for other experiments

Results Summary

Protein was able to activate Wnt signaling in 10% of cells, however CM from L cells could activate between 80-100% of cells.

DOI or PMID #

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Summary

The Good

Rapidly available for ordering and proof-of-principle

The Bad

Low bioactivation compared to mammalian secreted

The Bottom Line

Use only for a quick test, for more in-depth studies, purchase the L cell Wnt3a.

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