ProductDescription:
MaturemyostatinisobtainedbyproteolyticprocessingofaBIOLOGically-inactiveprecursorprotein,whichcontainsanN-terminalpropeptideof243aminoacidresidues.Myostatin-Propeptideexhibitshighbindingaffinityformyostatin,andhasbeenshowntobeapotentinhibitorofmyostatin.Over-expressionofmyostatin-propeptideinmiceresultedinlargeincreases(upto200%)inskeletalmusclemass,similartothoseobservedinmyostatinknockoutmice.RecombinantHumanMyostatin-Propeptideisa27.8kDaproteinconsistingof244aminoacidresidues.
TechnicalSpecifications:
- Species:Human
- Expression:E.ColiCellExpressed
- Activity: Typically0.01-0.04μg/mLED50
- Purity: ≥98%
- Endotoxin:<1.0EU/μg
- MolecularMass:27.8kDa
- Formulation:20mmHCl
- CountryofOrigin:USA
PurityConfirmation:
ThiswasdeterminedbySDS-PAGEgelandHPLCanalysis.
ActivityAssay:
DeterminedbyitsABIlitytoneutralizetheMyostatininhibitoryeffectofmurineMPC-11cells.TheexpectedED50is0.01–0.04μg/mlinthepresenceof50ng/mlMyostatin.
AASequence:
NGHDLAVTFPGPGEDGLNPFLEVKVTDTPK
MNENSEQKEN | VEKEGLCNAC | TWRQNTKSSR |
IEAIKIQILS | KLRLETAPNI | SKDVIRQLLP |
KAPPLRELID | QYDVQRDDSS | DGSLEDDDYH |
ATTETIITMP | TESDFLMQVD | GKPKCCFFKF |
SSKIQYNKVV | KAQLWIYLRP | VETPTTVFVQ |
ILRLIKPMKD | GTRYTGIRSL | KLDMNPGTGI |
WQSIDVKTVL | QNWLKQPESN | LGIEIKALDE |
RSRR |
ReconstitutionBuffer:
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1-1.0mg/ml.Donotvortex.
Storage:
Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%HSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat-20°Cto-80°C.