Recombinant Human R-Cadherin/CDH4 Protein (His Tag)

Specifications

Catalog number

PKSH031741

Size / count

100 µg

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

The cadherin superfamily is a large family that engage in both homo- and heterotypic, calcium-dependent, cell-cell adhesion events, and can be divided into at least four subfamilies based on the extracellular (EC) regions and cytoplasmic domains, that is: classical cadherins, desmosomal cadherins, protocadherins, and cadherin-like molecules. Human cadherin 4, type 1, R-cadherin (retinal), also known as CDH4, CAD4 and RCAD, is a classical cadherin from the cadherin superfamily. It is a calcium-dependent adhesion molecule and a type I transmembrane glycoprotein composed of five extracellular cadherin repeats, a transmembrane region and a highly conserved cytoplasmic tail. CDH4 is thought to play an important role during brain segmentation and neuronal outgrowth, and also exerts critical actions in kidney and muscle development. CDH4 is expressed in vascular smooth muscle, pancreatic β-cells, thyroid follicular cells, sensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia, and, possibly, astrocytes and endothelium of the retina. As a classic cadherin, CDH4 forms both homodimers and heterodimers with N-cadherin. The extracellular region of human CDH4 is 96% aa identical to that of mouse CDH4.

Synonyms

CAD4; R-CAD; RCAD

UniProt

P55283

Accession Number

NP_001785.2

Expression System

HEK293 Cells

Tag

C-His

Sequence

Met 1-Ala 734

Applications

Cell culture

Field of Research

Signal Transduction; Tags & Cell Markers; Neuroscience; Cancer

Endotoxin

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

Purity

> 85 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Bioactivity

Measured by the ability of the immobilized protein to support the adhesion of C6 Rat brain glial cells. Immobilized CAD4 (0.8 μg/ml, 100 μl/well) will mediate > 20% C6 cell adhesion.

Reconstitution

Please refer to the printed manual for detailed information.

Shipping Conditions

This product is provided as lyophilized powder which is shipped with ice packs.

Storage Conditions

Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80°C. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.

Calculated Molecular Weight

80.0 kDa

Observed Molecular Weight

90-100 kDa

Species

Human