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Human SPHK1 / Sphingosine Kinase 1 Protein

SPHK,SPHK1,SPK

Catalog Number P15679-HNCB
Organism Species Human
Host Baculovirus-Insect Cells
Synonyms SPHK,SPHK1,SPK
Molecular Weight The recombinant human SPHK1 consists of 386 amino acids and has a calculated molecular mass of 42.7 kDa. The recombinant protein migrates as an approximately 46 kDa band in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Gly
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 85 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the human SPHK1 (Q9NYA1-1)(Met1-Leu384) was fused with two additional amino acids (Gly & Pro) at the N-terminus.
Bio-activity The specific activity was determined to be 1028 nmol/min/mg using Sphingosine Kinase Substrate as substrate.
Research Area Cancer |Signal transduction |Metabolism |Types of disease |Metabolism in Cancer
Formulation Supplied as sterile 20mM Tris, 500mM NaCl, 10% glycerol, pH 8.0.
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose and mannitol are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background SPHK1, also known as sphingosine Kinase 1, catalyzes the phosphorylation of sphingosine to form sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P). S1P exhibits a broad spectrum of biological activities including cell proliferation, survival, migration, cytoskeletal organization, and morphogenesis. It is a ligand for cell surface G protein-coupled receptors. SPHK 1 is a potential therapeutic target for the control of cancer and inflammation. SPHK1 plays a key role in TNF-alpha signaling and the NF-kappa-B activation pathway important in inflammatory, antiapoptotic, and immune processes.
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