Recombinant Rat Elane Protein (Fc Tag)

Specifications

Catalog number

PDMR100056-01

Size / count

20 µg

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

Neutrophil elastase, also known as Elastase-2, Bone marrow serine protease, Medullasin, ELANE, and ELA2, is a serine proteinase in the same family as chymotrypsin and has broad substrate specificity. Secreted by neutrophils during inflammation, it destroys bacteria and host tissue. As with an other serine proteinases, ELANE / ELA2 contains a charge relay system composed of the catalytic triad of histidine, aspartate, and serine residues that are dispersed throughout the primary sequence of the polypeptide but that are brought together in the three dimension conformation of the folded protein.ELANE / ELA2 is an important protease enzyme that when expressed aberrantly can causeemphysemaor emphysematous changes. This involves breakdown of the lung structure and increased airspaces. Elastases form a subfamily of serine proteases that hydrolyze many proteins in addition to elastin. ELANE / ELA2 hydrolyzes proteins with anin specialized neutrophil lysosomes, called azurophil granules, as well as proteins of the extracellular matrix following the protein's release from activated neutrophils. ELANE / ELA2 may play a role in degenerative and inflammatory diseases by its proteolysis of collagen-IV and elastin of the extracellular matrix. ELANE / ELA2 degrades the outer membrane protein A (OmpA) of E. coli as well as the virulence factors of such bacteria as Shigella, Salmonella and Yersinia. Defects in ELANE are a cause of cyclic haematopoiesis (CH), also known as cyclic neutropenia. CH is an autosomal dominant disease in which blood-cell production from the bone marrow oscillates with an 21-day periodicity. Defects in ELANE are also the cause of autosomal dominant severe congenital neutropenia type 1 (SCN1) which is a heterogeneous disorder of hematopoiesis.

Abbreviation

Elane

UniProt

D4A488

Accession Number

D4A488

Expression System

Mammalian

Tag

C-Fc

Sequence

Ser31-Asn271

Endotoxin

< 1.0 EU/mg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

Purity

> 90% as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Bioactivity

Not validated for activity

Reconstitution

It is recommended that sterile water be added to the vial to prepare a stock solution of 0.5 mg/mL. Concentration is measured by UV-Vis.

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

51.4 kDa

Observed Molecular Weight

60 kDa

Formulation

Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with 5% Trehalose and 5% Mannitol.

Species

Rat