Human Angiopoietin-2

Product name:Human Angiopoietin-2

Product description:The angiopoietin (Ang) family of growth factors includes four members. Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) is a secreted growth factor that binds to and activates the Tie-2 receptor tyrosine kinase. The factor enhances endothelial cell survival and capillary morphogenesis, and also limits capillary permeability. Ang-2 binds the same receptor but fails to activate it: hence, it is a natural inhibitor of Ang-1. Ang-2 destabilizes capillary integrity, facilitating sprouting when ambient vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels are high, but causing vessel regression when VEGF levels are low. All together, existing data suggest that VEGF-A and Angiopoietins not only have quite different roles during vascular development, but also very complementary and coordinated roles.
For Research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedure.