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Rat CD59 / CD59A / MAC / IP Protein (His Tag)

CD59

Catalog Number P80299-R08H
Organism Species Rat
Host Human Cells
Synonyms CD59
Molecular Weight The recombinant rat CD59 /Fc comprises 89 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 10.3 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of the protein is approximately 17 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
predicted N Leu 23
SDS-PAGE
Purity > 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
Protein Construction A DNA sequence encoding the rat CD59 (P27274) (Met1-Asn100) was expressed, fused with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.
Bio-activity
Research Area Cardiovascular |Atherosclerosis |Vascular Inflammation |Innate and adaptive immunity
Formulation Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4
1. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose and mannitol are added as protectants before lyophilization. Specific concentrations are included in the hardcopy of COA.
Background CD59 glycoprotein, also known as 20 kDa homologous restriction factor, HRF20, MAC-inhibitory protein, Membrane attack complex inhibition factor, Membrane inhibitor of reactive lysis, MIC11, MIRL and CD59, is a cell membrane protein which contains one UPAR/Ly6 domain. CD59 is a small, highly glycosylated, GPI-linked protein, with a wide expression profile. The soluble form of CD59 from urine retains its specific complement binding activity, but exhibits greatly reduced ability to inhibit MAC assembly on cell membranes. CD59 is a potent inhibitor of the complement membrane attack complex (MAC) action. CD59 was first identified as a regulator of the terminal pathway of complement. It acts by binding to the C8 and/or C9 complements of the assembling MAC, thereby preventing incorporation of the multiple copies of C9 required for complete formation of the osmolytic pore. This inhibitor appears to be species-specific. CD59 is involved in signal transduction for T-cell activation complexed to a protein tyrosine kinase. Defects in CD59 are the cause of CD59 deficiency (CD59D).
Reference
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