Description: Major connective tissue mitoattractant secreted by vascular endothelial cells. Promotes proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes. Mediates heparin- and divalent cation-dependent cell adhesion in many cell types including fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, endothelial and epithelial cells. Enhances fibroblast growth factor-induced DNA synthesis. (www.uniprot.org) Produced in E.coli as a fusion protein with a His Tag (4 kDa), containing amino acids 182-250 of human CTGF