ProductDescription:
RANTESisaCCchemokinethatcansignalthroughtheCCR1,CCR3,CCR5andUS28(cytomegalovirusreceptor)receptors.Itisachemoattractanttowardsmonocytes,memoryTcells(CD4+/CD45RO),basophils,andeosinophils.RANTESalsohasthecapABIlitytoinhibitcertainstrainsofHIV-1,HIV-2andsimianimmunodeficiencyvirus(SIV).RecombinantHumanRANTESisa7.8kDaproteincontaining68aminoacidresidues,includingthefourhighlyconservedcysteineresiduespresentintheCCchemokines.
TechnicalSpecifications:
- Species:Human
- Expression:E.coliCellExpressed
- Purity:≥98%
- Endotoxin:<1.0EU/μg
- MolecularMass:7.8kDa
- CountryofOrigin:USA
PurityConfirmation:
ThiswasdeterminedbySDS-PAGEgelandHPLCanalysis.
ActivityAssay:
Determinedbyitsabilitytochemoattracthumanbloodmonocytesusingaconcentrationrangeof1.0-10.0ng/ml.
AASequence:
SPYSSDTTPC | CFAYIARPLP | RAHIKEYFYT |
SGKCSNPAVV | FVTRKNRQVC | ANPEKKWVRE |
YINSLEMS |
ReconstitutionBuffer:
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1-1.0mg/ml.Donotvortex.
Storage:
Thissolutioncanbestoredat2-8°Cforupto1week.Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%BSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat-20°Cto-80°C.