ActoFactor™ Recombinant Human Clusterin

Specification

Cat.No.

CSC-CTK0609

Description

Apoliprotein J (APO-J, also named Clusterin) is a 75-80 kD disulfide-linked heterodimeric protein containing about 30% of N-linked carbohydrate rich in sialic acid but truncated forms targeted to the nucleus have also been identified. The precursor polypeptide chain is cleaved proteolytically to remove the 22-mer secretory signal peptide and subsequently between residues 227/228 to generate the a and b chains. These are assembled in anti-parallel to give a heterodimeric molecule in which the cysteine-rich centers are linked by five disulfide bridges and are flanked by two predicted coiled-coil a-helices and three predicted amphipathic a-helices. Across a broad range of species clusterin shows a high degree of sequence homology ranging from 70% to 80%. It is nearly ubiquitously expressed in most mammalian tissues and can be found in plasma, milk, urine, cerebrospinal fluid and semen. It is able to bind and form complexes with numerous partners such as immunoglobulins, lipids, heparin, bacteria, complement components, paraoxonase, beta amyloid, leptin and others. Clusterin has been ascribed a plethora of functions such as phagocyte recruitment, aggregation induction, complement attack prevention, apoptosis inhibition, membrane remodeling, lipid transport, hormone transport and/or scavenging, matrix metalloproteinase inhibition. A genuine function of clusterin has not been defined. One tempting hypothesis says that clusterin is an extracellular chaperone protecting cells from stress induced insults caused by degraded and misfolded protein precipitates. Clusterin is up- or down regulated on the mRNA or protein level in many pathological and clinically relevant situations including cancer, organ regeneration, infection, Alzheimer disease, retinitis pigmentosa, myocardial infarction, renal tubular damage, autoimmunity and others. Human Clusterin contains a total of 454 amino acids and has a calculated molecular mass of 53,058 Da. The AA sequence (aa 1-427) is identical to Swiss-Prot-P10909 (AA 23-449, secreted human Clusterin). The C-terminal His-tag has 27 aa.

Species

Human

Product Overview

Human CLU expressed in HEK293 cells

Molecular Mass

N/A

Size

CAT# CSC-CTK0609-10 (10 μg); CAT# CSC-CTK0609-50 (50 μg)

Expression System

HEK293 cells

Purity

Greater than 95% as determined by SDS-PAGE analysis.

Activity

N/A

Endotoxin Level

N/A

Formulation

Sterile-filtered, white, lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder. The protein was lyophilized from a solution with in 1X PBS (pH 7.5).

Reconstitution

Please centrifuge product briefly before opening vial. The lyophilized protein should be reconstituted in sterile, ultrapure water to a concentration of ~0.05 mg/ml. This solution can then be diluted into other aqueous buffers and stored at -20°C for future use.

Storage & Stability

The lyophilized protein, though stable at room temperature for up to 3 weeks, is best stored desiccated at -20°C. Reconstituted protein should be used immediately or stored long-term in undiluted working aliquots at -20°C. For long term storage it is recommended to add a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA). Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Citation Guidance

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