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Description
Transforming growth factor alpha(TGF-alpha) is upregulated in some human cancers. It is produced in macrophages, brain cells, and keratinocytes, and induces epithelial development. It is closely related to EGF, and can also bind to the EGF receptor with similar effects . TGFalpha stimulates neural cell proliferation in the adult injured brain. TGFalpha was cited in the 2001 NIH Stem Cell report to the U.S. Congress as promising evidence for the ability of adult stem cells to restore function in neurodegenerative disorders.
Immunogen
A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human TGF alpha(73-89aa CHSGYVGARCEHADLLA), different from the related mouse and rat sequences by one amino acid.