Oncostatin M (OSM) is a growth and differentiation factor that participates in the regulation of neurogenesis, osteogenesis and hematopoiesis.  Produced by activated T cells, monocytes and Kaposi’s sarcoma cells, OSM can exert both stimulatory and inhibitory effects on cell proliferation.  It stimulates the proliferation of fibroblasts, smooth muscle cells and Kaposi’s sarcoma cells, but inhibits the growth of some normal and tumor cell lines.  It also promotes cytokine release (e.g. IL-6, GM-CSF and G-CSF) from endothelial cells, and enhances the expression of low-density lipoprotein receptors in hepatoma cells.  OSM shares several structural and functional characteristics with LIF, IL-6, and CNTF.  Human OSM is active on murine cells.  Recombinant Human Oncostatin M is a 25.7 kDa protein, containing 227 amino acid residues (full length precursor).

Source: E.coli

Synonyms: OSM

AA Sequence: AAIGSCSKEY RVLLGQLQKQ TDLMQDTSRL LDPYIRIQGL DVPKLREHCR ERPGAFPSEE TLRGLGRRGF LQTLNATLGC VLHRLADLEQ RLPKAQDLER SGLNIEDLEK LQMARPNILG LRNNIYCMAQ LLDNSDTAEP TKAGRGASQP PTPTPASDAF QRKLEGCRFL HGYHRFMHSV GRVFSKWGES PNRSRRHSPH QALRKGVRRT RPSRKGKRLM TRGQLPR

Purity: ≥ 98% by SDS-PAGE gel and HPLC analyses.

Biological Activity: The ED₅₀ as determined by the dose-dependent stimulation of the proliferation of human TF-1 cells is ≤ 2 ng/ml, corresponding to a specific activity of ≥ 5 x 10⁵ units/mg.