Recombinant Human CHK2/CHEK2 Protein (GST Tag)

Specifications

Catalog number

PKSH030433

Size / count

50 µg

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

In response to DNA damage and replication blocks, cell cycle progression is halted through the control of critical cell cycle regulators. The protein encoded by CHEK2 gene is a cell cycle checkpoint regulator and putative tumor suppressor. It contains a forkhead-associated protein interaction domain essential for activation in response to DNA damage and is rapidly phosphorylated in response to replication blocks and DNA damage. When activated, the encoded CHEK2 protein is known to inhibit CDC25C phosphatase, preventing entry into mitosis, and has been shown to stabilize the tumor suppressor protein p53, leading to cell cycle arrest in G1. In addition, this protein interacts with and phosphorylates BRCA1, allowing BRCA1 to restore survival after DNA damage. Mutations in this gene have been linked with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, a highly penetrant familial cancer phenotype usually associated with inherited mutations in TP53. Also, mutations in CHEK2s gene are thought to confer a predisposition to sarcomas, breast cancer, and brain tumors. This nuclear protein is a member of the CDS1 subfamily of serine/threonine protein kinases. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.

Synonyms

CDS1; CHK2; HuCds1; LFS2; PP1425; RAD53; hCds1

UniProt

O96017

Accession Number

NP_009125.1

Expression System

Baculovirus-Insect Cells

Tag

N-GST

Sequence

Met 1-Leu543

Field of Research

Cancer; epigenetics and nuclear signal

Endotoxin

< 1.0 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

Purity

> 95 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Bioactivity

Not validated for activity

Reconstitution

Not Applicable

Shipping Conditions

This product is provided as liquid. It is shipped at frozen temperature with blue ice/gel packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at < - 20°C.

Storage Conditions

Store at < -20°C, stable for 6 months. Please minimize freeze-thaw cycles.

Calculated Molecular Weight

88.1 kDa

Formulation

Supplied as sterile 50 mM Tris, 150 mM NaCl, 25 %glycerol, pH 7.5, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.5 mM TCEP.

Species

Human