Recombinant Human alk5 Protein (aa 200-503, His & GST Tag)
Beta LifeScience
SKU/CAT #: BLPSN-0146

Recombinant Human alk5 Protein (aa 200-503, His & GST Tag)
Beta LifeScience
SKU/CAT #: BLPSN-0146
Catalog No.: BLPSN-0146
Product Overview
Tag | His&GST |
Host Species | Human |
Accession | P36897 |
Synonym | AAT5, ACVRLK4, ALK-5, ALK5, ESS1, LDS1, LDS1A, LDS2A, MSSE, SKR4, tbetaR-I, TGFR-1 |
Background | Transforming growth factor, beta receptor I, also known as Transforming growth factor-beta receptor type I , Serine / threonine-protein kinase receptor R4, Activin receptor-like kinase 5, SKR4, ALK-5, and TGFBR1, is a single-pass type I membrane protein which belongs to the protein kinase superfamily and TGFB receptor subfamily. TGFBR1 / ALK-5 is found in all tissues examined. It is most abundant in placenta and least abundant in brain and heart. TGF-beta functions as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting the cell cycle in the G1 phase. Administration of TGF-beta is able to protect against mammary tumor development in transgenic mouse models in vivo. Disruption of the TGF-beta/SMAD pathway has been implicated in a variety of human cancers, with the majority of colon and gastric cancers being caused by an inactivating mutation of TGF-beta RII. On ligand binding, TGFBR1 / ALK-5 forms a receptor complex consisting of two type I I and two type I transmembrane serine/threonine kinases. Type II receptors phosphorylate and activate type I receptors which auto-phosphorylate, then bind and activate SMAD transcriptional regulators. TGF-beta signaling via TGFBR1 / ALK-5 is not required in myocardial cells during mammalian cardiac development, but plays an irreplaceable cell-autonomous role regulating cellular communication, differentiation and proliferation in endocardial and epicardial cells. Defects in TGFBR1 / ALK-5 are the cause of Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 1A (LDS1A), Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 2A (LDS2A), and aortic aneurysm familial thoracic type 5 (AAT5). |
Description | A DNA sequence encoding the human ALK5 (P36897-1) (Thr200-Mey503) was fused with the N-terminal His-tagged GST tag at the N-terminus. |
Source | Baculovirus-Insect Cells |
Predicted N Terminal | Met |
AA Sequence | Thr200-Mey503 |
Molecular Weight | The recombinant human ALK5/GST chimera consists of 541 a.a. and has a calculated molecular mass of 62.6 kDa. The recombinant protein migrates approximately 57 kDa band in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions. |
Purity | >95% as determined by SDS-PAGE |
Endotoxin | < 1.0 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method |
Bioactivity | The specific activity was determined to be > 10 nmol/min/mg using casein as substrate. |
Formulation | Supplied as sterile 20mM Tris, 500mM Nacl, pH 8.5, 10% glycerol. |
Stability | The recombinant proteins are stable for up to 1 year from date of receipt at -70°C. |
Usage | For Research Use Only |
Storage | Store the protein under sterile conditions at -20°C to -80°C. It is recommended that the protein be aliquoted for optimal storage. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. |