Cataloguenumber
CYT-437
Synonyms
CLI,AAG4,KUB1,SGP2,SGP-2,SP-40,TRPM2,MGC24903,Complement-associatedproteinSP-40,40,Complementcytolysisinhibitor,NA1/NA2,ApolipoproteinJ,Apo-J,Testosterone-repressedprostatemessage2,TRPM-2.
Introduction
ClusterinalsonamedApolipoproteinJ(APO-J)isa75-80kDdisulfide-linkedheterodimericproteincontainingabout30%ofN-linkedcarbohydraterichinsialicacidbuttruncatedformstargetedtothenucleushavealsobeenidentified.Theprecursorpolypeptidechainiscleavedproteolyticallytoremovethe22-mersecretorysignalpeptideandsubsequentlybetweenresidues227/228togeneratetheaandbchains.Theseareassembledinanti-paralleltogiveaheterodimericmoleculeinwhichthecysteine-richcentersarelinkedbyfivedisulfidebridgesandareflankedbytwopredictedcoiled-coila-helicesandthreepredictedamphipathica-helices.Acrossabroadrangeofspeciesclusterinshowsahighdegreeofsequencehomologyrangingfrom70%to80%.Itisnearlyubiquitouslyexpressedinmostmammaliantissuesandcanbefoundinplasma,milk,urine,cerebrospinalfluidandsemen.Itisabletobindandformcomplexeswithnumerouspartnerssuchasimmunoglobulins,lipids,heparin,bacteria,complementcomponents,paraoxonase,betaamyloid,leptinandothers.Clusterinhasbeenascribedaplethoraoffunctionssuchasphagocyterecruitment,aggregationinduction,complementattackprevention,apoptosisinhibition,membraneremodeling,lipidtransport,hormonetransportand/orscavenging,matrixmetalloproteinaseinhibition.Agenuinefunctionofclusterinhasnotbeendefined.Onetemptinghypothesissaysthatclusterinisanextracellularchaperoneprotectingcellsfromstressinducedinsultscausedbydegradedandmisfoldedproteinprecipitates.Clusterinisup-ordownregulatedonthemRNAorproteinlevelinmanypathologicalandclinicallyrelevantsituationsincludingcancer,organregeneration,infection,Alzheimerdisease,retinitispigmentosa,myocardialinfarction,renaltubulardamage,autoimmunityandothers.
Description
TheClusterinRatHis-TaggedFusionProtein,producedinE.coli,is26.5kDaproteincontaining215aminoacidresiduesoftheAPO-JRatand25additionalaminoacidresidues:N-terminalfusionofT7-Tag(16AA)andC-terminalfusionofHis-Tag(9AA).(Underlined).
Source
EscherichiaColi.
PhysicalAppearance
Whitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder.
Formulation
Filtered(0.4µm)andlyophilizedfrom0.5mg/mlin0.02MTrisbufferand0.05MNaCl,pH7.5.
Solubility
Itisrecommendedtoadddeionizedwatertoaworkingconcentrationof0.5mg/mlandletthelyophilizedpelletdissolvecompletely.Productisnotsterile!Pleasefiltertheproductbyanappropriatesterilefilterbeforeusingitinthecellculture.
Storelyophilizedproteinat-20°C.Aliquottheproductafterreconstitutiontoavoidrepeatedfreezing/thawingcycles.Reconstitutedproteincanbestoredat4°Cforalimitedperiodoftime;itdoesnotshowanychangeaftertwoweeksat4°C.
Purity
Greaterthan90%asdeterminedbySDSPAGE.
Aminoacidsequence
MASMTGGQQMGRDPNSSSPFYFWMNGDRIDSLLESDRQQSQVLDAMQDSFTRASGIIDTLFQDRFFTHEPQDIHHFSPMGFPHKRPHLLYPKSRLVRSLMPLSHYGPLSFHNMFQPFFDMIHQAQQAMDVQLHSPALQFPDVDFLKEGEDDRTVCKEIRHNSTGCLKMKGQCEKCQEILSVDCSTNNPAQANLRQELNDSLQVAERLTQQYNELLHSLQSKMLNTSSLLEQALEHHHHHH.
SafetyDataSheet
Usage
Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theproductmaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals.