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Product Name
Mouse GFRA3 (His Tag) recombinant protein
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Description
Glial cell line derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) Family Receptor Alpha 3 (GFRA3) or GDNFRa3 is a member of the GDNF receptor family. It is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-linked cell surface receptor for both GDNF and NTN, and mediates activation of the RET tyrosine kinase receptor. GFRA3 / GDNFRa3 is a potent survival factor for central and peripheral neurons, and is essential for the development of kidneys and the enteric nervous system. Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and neurturin (NTN) are its binding ligand which are two structurally related, potent neurotrophic factors that play key roles in the control of neuron survival and differentiation. GDNF promotes the formation of a physical complex between GFRA/GDNFRa and the orphan tyrosin kinase receptor Ret, thereby inducing its tyrosine phosphorylation. The RET is a receptor tyrosine kinase representing the signal-transducing molecule of a multisubunit surface receptor complex for the GDNF, in which GFRA / GDNFRa acts as the ligand-binding component. The neurotrophic growth factor artemin binds selectively to GDNF family receptor α3 (GFRA3 / GDNFRa3), forming a molecular complex with the co-receptor RET which mediates downstream signaling. This signaling pathway has been demonstrated to play an important role in the survival and maintenance of nociceptive sensory neurons and in the development of sympathetic neurons.
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Protein name
GDNF family receptor alpha-3
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Protein short names
Y15110; GDNFR3; GFRALPHA3; GDNFR-ALPHA-3; GFRA3; GFR-ALPHA-3
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Uniprot ID
O35118
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Gene Name
Gfra3
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Source/Expression Host
Human Cells
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Expression Plasmid/cDNA
A DNA sequence encoding the mouse GFRA3 (NP_034410.3) (Met1-Arg379) was expressed with a C-terminal polyhistidine tag.
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Protein Species
Mouse
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Molecular weight
The recombinant mouse GFRA3 comprises 362 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 40.7 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the protein is approximately 42-52 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
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Purity
> 85 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
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Validations
Mouse GFRA3 / GFR-alpha-3 Protein (His Tag) SDS-PAGE
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