Alpha B Crystallin (CRYAB) (NM_001885) Human Recombinant Protein

Specifications

Product Data
Species	Human
Expression cDNA Clone or AA Sequence	Protein Sequence (showhide) Met1-Lys175
Tag	C-His
Predicted MW	21.2 kDa
Concentration	lot specific
Purity	>95% as determined by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining
Buffer	Lyophilized from a 0.2 um filtered solution of PBS, pH7.4.
Storage	Lyophilized protein should be stored at < -20°C, though stable at room temperature for 3 weeks. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-7°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.
Stability	Stable for at least 6 months from date of receipt under proper storage and handling conditions.
Endotoxin	< 0.1 EU per µg protein as determined by LAL test
Reference Data
RefSeq
Locus ID	1410
UniProt ID	P02511
Cytogenetics	11q23.1
Synonyms	CMD1II; CRYA2; CTPP2; CTRCT16; HEL-S-101; HSPB5; MFM2
Summary	Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families. Alpha crystallins are composed of two gene products: alpha-A and alpha-B, for acidic and basic, respectively. Alpha crystallins can be induced by heat shock and are members of the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family. They act as molecular chaperones although they do not renature proteins and release them in the fashion of a true chaperone; instead they hold them in large soluble aggregates. These heterogeneous aggregates consist of 30-40 subunits; the alpha-A and alpha-B subunits have a 3:1 ratio, respectively. Two additional functions of alpha crystallins are an autokinase activity and participation in the intracellular architecture. The encoded protein has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distinct functions. Alpha-A and alpha-B gene products are differentially expressed; alpha-A is preferentially restricted to the lens and alpha-B is expressed widely in many tissues and organs. Elevated expression of alpha-B crystallin occurs in many neurological diseases; a missense mutation cosegregated in a family with a desmin-related myopathy. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2019]

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