RSPO3, Recombinant, Human (R-Spondin-3, PWTSR, THSD2, Roof Plate-Specific Spondin-3)
Description
Purity ~95% (SDS-PAGE). The R-Spondin (Rspo) proteins belong to the Rspo family of Wnt modulators. Currently, the family consists of four structurally related secreted ligands (Rspo 1-4), all containing furin-like and thrombospondin structural domains. The Rspo proteins can interact with the Frizzled/LRP6 receptor complex in a manner that causes the stabilization and resulting accumulation of the intracellular signaling protein, beta-catenin. This activity effectively activates and increases the subsequent nuclear signaling of beta-catenin. R-Spondin can also bind to the previously discovered G-protein coupled receptors, LGR-4 and LGR-5. Rspo/beta-catenin signaling can act as an inducer of the transformed phenotype, and can also regulate the proliferation and differentiation of certain stem cell populations. Recombinant human R-Spondin-3 is a 26.9kD protein consisting of 240aa residues. Due to glycosylation, R-Spondin-3 migrates at an apparent molecular weight of ~37kD by SDS PAGE anal