Recombinant Human Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor/PDGF Ralpha (C-6His)

Source : Human Cells; Platelet-derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha (PDGF R-Alpha) is an enzyme that belongs to the class III subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases.It is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein, and can form homo- or hetero-dimeric receptors when engaged by dimers of the PDGF family of growth factors, PDGF R-Alpha is strongly expressed in oligodendrocyte, lung, skin and intestinal progenitor cells and induced by inflammation or growth in culture, but is lowly expressed in most mesenchymal cells. PDGF R-Alpha autophosphorylates upon dimerization, activating signaling cascades in PI-3kinase Ras-MAP kinase, and PLC-gamma pathways. PDGF R-Alpha has infulence on local gradients of epithelially produced PDGF-AA or PDGF-CC during formation of the cranial , cardiac neural crest and interstitial kidney mesenchyme.