Human Transforming growth factors β2 (TGF-β2) ELISA Kit

TGF-β2 encodes a secreted ligand of the TGF-beta (transforming growth factor-beta) superfamily of proteins. Ligands of this family bind various TGF-beta receptors leading to recruitment and activation of SMAD family transcription factors that regulate gene expression. The encoded preproprotein is proteolytically processed to generate a latency-associated peptide (LAP) and a mature peptide, and is found in either a latent form composed of a mature peptide homodimer, a LAP homodimer, and a latent TGF-beta binding protein, or in an active form consisting solely of the mature peptide homodimer. The mature peptide may also form heterodimers with other TGF-beta family members. Disruption of the TGF-beta/SMAD pathway has been implicated in a variety of human cancers. A chromosomal translocation that includes TGF-β2 is associated with Peters' anomaly, a congenital defect of the anterior chamber of the eye. Mutations in TGF-β2 may be associated with Loeys-Dietz syndrome. TGF-β2 encodes multiple isoforms that may undergo similar proteolytic processing.