Encyclopedia: Ancestim
Ancestim is a recombinant methionyl human stem cell factor, commonly known by the name StemGen. It is a 166 amino acid protein produced by Ecoli bacteria into which a gene has been inserted for soluble human stem cell factor. It has a monomeric molecular weight of approximately 18,500 daltons and normally exists as a noncovalently associated dimer. The protein has an amino acid sequence that is identical to the natural...
