Anti-FGF19 Antibody Picoband®

FGF19, Fibroblast growth factor 19, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FGF19 gene. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. The FGF19 gene is mapped to 11q13.3. The deduced 216-amino acid FGF19 protein contains asignal sequence and 2 cysteine residues that are conserved in the FGF family. Expression of this gene was detected only in fetal but not adult brain tissue. Synergistic interaction of the chick homolog and Wnt-8c has been shown to be required for initiation of inner ear development. FGF19 stimulates hepatic protein and glycogen synthesis but does not induce lipogenesis. The effects of FGF19 are independent of the activity of either insulin or the protein kinase Akt and, instead, are mediated through a mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway that activates components of the protein translation machinery and stimulates glycogen synthase activity. FGF19 is the orthologous protein in humans. They are often referred together as FGF15/19.

Cancer, Growth Factors, Growth Factors/Hormones, Neurogenesis, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Secreted, Signal Transduction, Signaling Pathways, Stem Cells

Involved in the suppression of bile acid biosynthesis through down-regulation of CYP7A1 expression, following positive regulation of the JNK and ERK1/2 cascades. Stimulates glucose uptake in adipocytes. Activity requires the presence of KLB and FGFR4. .

1. Kir, S., Beddow, S. A., Samuel, V. T., Miller, P., Previs, S. F., Suino-Powell, K., Xu, H. E., Shulman, G. I., Kliewer, S. A. , Mangelsdorf, D. J.FGF19 as a postprandial, insulin-independent activator of hepatic protein and glycogen synthesis. 2. Ladher, R. K., Anakwe, K. U., Gurney, A. L., Schoenwolf, G. C., Francis-West, P. H.Identification of synergistic signals initiating inner ear development. 3. Nishimura, T., Utsunomiya, Y., Hoshikawa, M., Ohuchi, H., Itoh, N.Structure and expression of a novel human FGF, FGF-19, expressed in the fetal brain. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1444: 148-151, 1999.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.