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Mouse R-Spondin 1 / RSPO1 Protein (His Tag)

R-spondin,Rspondin

Catalog Number P50316-M08S
Organism Species Mouse
Host CHO Stable Cells
Synonyms R-spondin,Rspondin
Molecular Weight The secreted recombinant mouse RSPO1 comprises 256 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 28.5 kDa. As a result of glycosylation, the apparent molecular mass of the protein is approximately 44 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Ser 21
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the full length of mouse RSPO1 (NP_619624.2) (Met 1-Gln 265) was fused with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity Measured by its ability to induce activation of β-catenin response in a Topflash Luciferase assay using HEK293T human embryonic kidney cells. The ED50 for this effect is typically 50-200 ng/ml in the presence of 50 ng/ml recombinant mouse Wnt3a.
Research Area Signaling |Signal Transduction |Growth Factor & Receptor |R-Spondin Protein
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 RSPO1 gene is a member of the R-spondin family. It encodes RSPO1 which is known as a secreted activator protein with two cystein-rich, furin-like domains and one thrombospondin type 1 domain. In mice, RSPO1 induces the rapid onset of crypt cell proliferation and increases intestinal epithelial healing, providing a protective effect against chemotherapy-induced adverse effects. This protein is an activator of the beta-catenin signaling cascade, leading to TCF-dependent gene activation. RSPO1 acts both in the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin-dependent pathway and in non-canonical Wnt signaling pathway, probably by acting as an inhibitor of ZNRF3, an important regulator of the Wnt signaling pathway. It also acts as a ligand for frizzled FZD8 and LRP6.
Reference
  • Kamata T, et al. (2004) R-spondin, a novel gene with thrombospondin type 1 domain, was expressed in the dorsal neural tube and affected in Wnts mutants. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1676(1):51-62.
  • Ota T, et al. (2004) Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs. Nat Genet. 36(1):40-5.
  • Strausberg RL, et al. (2003) Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 99(26):16899-903.