NOV

NOV is a member of the CCN family of secreted cysteine rich regulatory proteins. The full length NOV protein contains four structural domains that confer distinct, and sometimes opposing, biological activities. Elevated expression of NOV is associated with certain tumors, including Wilm’s tumor and most nephroblastomas. However, in other tumor types and certain cancer cell lines, increased tumorgenicity and proliferation is correlated with decreased NOV expression. Additionally, NOV induces cell adhesion and cell migration by signaling through specific cell surface integrins and by binding to heparin sulfate proteoglycans and to fibulin 1C. NOV has also been reported to exert proangiogenic activities. Recombinant human NOV is a 36.2 kDa protein containing 331 amino acid residues. It is composed of four distinct structural domains (modules) ; the IGF binding protein (IGFBP) domain, the von Willebrand Factor C (VWFC) domain, the Thrombospondin type-I (TSP type-1) domain, and a C-terminal cysteine knot-like domain (CTCK) .

NOV; CCN3; NOVh; IBP-9; IGFBP9; IGFBP-9

4856

Q9UIW2

NP_115618.3

NM_032242.3

8q24.1

Human

Mouse, Human, Chicken

MQVAATQRCP PQCPGRCPAT PPTCAPGVRA VLDGCSCCLV CARQRGESCS DLEPCDESSG LYCDRSADPS NQTGICTAVE GDNCVFDGVI YRSGEKFQPS CKFQCTCRDG QIGCVPRCQL DVLLPEPNCP APRKVEVPGE CCEKWICGPD EEDSLGGLTL AAYRPEATLG VEVSDSSVNC IEQTTEWTAC SKSCGMGFST RVTNRNRQCE MLKQTRLCMV RPCEQEPEQP TDKKGKKCLR TKKSLKAIHL QFKNCTSLHT YKPRFCGVCS DGRCCTPHNT KTIQAEFQCS PGQIVKKPVM VIGTCTCHTN CPKNNEAFLQ ELELKTTRGK M

< 0.1 ng/µg of protein (< 1EU/µg)

> 95% by SDS-PAGE & HPLC analyses

Determined by a cell proliferation assay using BALB/c 3T3 cells. The expected ED50 for this effect is 1.0-2.0 μg/ml

331

Lyophilized

36.2 kDa

E. coli