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Human VCAM-1 / CD106 Protein (His Tag)

CD106,INCAM-100,VCAM-1

Catalog Number P10113-H08H
Organism Species Human
Host Human Cells
Synonyms CD106,INCAM-100,VCAM-1
Molecular Weight The recombinant human VCAM1 consists of 684 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 76 kDa. As a result of glycosylation, rhVCAM1 migrates as an approximately 110 kDa band in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Phe 25
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 90 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the extracellular domain of human VCAM1 (NP_001069.1) (Met 1-Pro 697) was fused with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Immunology |Signal Transduction |Cytoskeleton / ECM |Cell Adhesion |Cell Adhesion Molecules
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose, mannitol and 0.01% Tween80 are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), also known as CD106, is a cell surface sialoglycoprotein belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily. Two forms of VCAM-1 with either six or seven extracellular Ig-like domains are generated by alternative splicing, with the longer form predominant. VCAM-1 is an endothelial ligand for very late antigen-4 (VLA-4) and α4ß7 integrin expressed on leukocytes, and thus mediates leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion and signal transduction. VCAM-1 expression is induced on endothelial cells during inflammatory bowel disease, atherosclerosis, allograft rejection, infection, and asthmatic responses. During these responses, VCAM-1 forms a scaffold for leukocyte migration. VCAM-1 also activates signals within endothelial cells resulting in the opening of an "endothelial cell gate" through which leukocytes migrate. VCAM-1 has been identified as a potential anti-inflammatory therapeutic target, the hypothesis being that reduced expression of VCAM-1 will slow the development of atherosclerosis. In addition, VCAM-1-activated signals in endothelial cells are regulated by cytokines indicating that it is important to consider both endothelial cell adhesion molecule expression and function during inflammatory processes.
Reference
  • Cook-Mills JM. (2002) VCAM-1 signals during lymphocyte migration: role of reactive oxygen species. Mol Immunol. 39(9): 499-508.
  • Preiss DJ, et al. (2007) Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1: a viable therapeutic target for atherosclerosis? Int J Clin Pract. 61(4): 697-701.