Recombinant Human Cystatin-A (CSTA) Protein (GST)

Beta LifeScience SKU/CAT #: BLC-01036P
Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Recombinant Human Cystatin-A (CSTA) Protein (GST)

Beta LifeScience SKU/CAT #: BLC-01036P
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Product Overview

Description Recombinant Human Cystatin-A (CSTA) Protein (GST) is produced by our E.coli expression system. This is a full length protein.
Purity Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Uniprotkb P01040
Target Symbol CSTA
Synonyms (Cystatin-AS)(Stefin-A)
Species Homo sapiens (Human)
Expression System E.coli
Tag N-GST
Target Protein Sequence IPGGLSEAKPATPEIQEIVDKVKPQLEEKTNETYGKLEAVQYKTQVVAGTNYYIKVRAGDNKYMHLKVFKSLPGQNEDLVLTGYQVDKNKDDELTGF
Expression Range 2-98aa
Protein Length Full Length of Mature Protein
Mol. Weight 38.3 kDa
Research Area Cancer
Form Liquid or Lyophilized powder
Buffer Liquid form: default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. Lyophilized powder form: the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.
Reconstitution Briefly centrifuged the vial prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL. It is recommended to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20°C/-80°C. The default final concentration of glycerol is 50%.
Storage 1. Store at -20°C/-80°C upon receipt, aliquoting is necessary for mutiple use. 2. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. 3. Store working aliquots at 4°C for up to one week. 4. In general, protein in liquid form is stable for up to 6 months at -20°C/-80°C. Protein in lyophilized powder form is stable for up to 12 months at -20°C/-80°C.
Notes Repeated freezing and thawing is not recommended. Store working aliquots at 4°C for up to one week.

Target Details

Target Function This is an intracellular thiol proteinase inhibitor. Has an important role in desmosome-mediated cell-cell adhesion in the lower levels of the epidermis.
Subcellular Location Cytoplasm.
Protein Families Cystatin family
Database References

HGNC: 2481

OMIM: 184600

KEGG: hsa:1475

STRING: 9606.ENSP00000264474

UniGene: PMID: 29642180

  • UV phototoxicity-induced pre-elafin inside keratinocytes prior to cornified envelope formation could be involved in UV-induced keratinocyte apoptosis via cystatin-A downregulation resulting in pro-caspase-3 activation. PMID: 28119996
  • Identify myoepithelial cell stefin A as a suppressor of early tumor invasion and a candidate marker to distinguish patients who are at low risk of developing invasive breast cancer. PMID: 29086922
  • Expression of CSTA was detected in some tumor tissues and many tumor-infiltrating immune cells. Cathepsin B expression was also observed in most tumor tissues and tumor-infiltrating immune cells PMID: 28898495
  • The results suggest that C12orf39, CSTA, and CALCB are novel ATF4 target genes, and that C12orf39 promoter activity is activated by ATF4 through amino acid response element. PMID: 26967115
  • CSTA/TYROBP gene interaction might play pivotal roles in the occurrence and development of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis . PMID: 26676054
  • High expression of stefin A may be an important factor contributing to the development and metastasis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. PMID: 26753874
  • Both MIP-3alpha and cystatin A overexpressions in NPC tumor tissues were strong independent factors of poor prognosis in NPC patients. PMID: 26634210
  • a novel pathway of CSTA regulation involving Dsg2 PMID: 25785582
  • We identified a homozygous nonsense mutation (p.Lys22X) in the CSTA gene in acral peeling skin syndrome. PMID: 23534700
  • High levels of bioactive recombinant stefins A and B can be produced by fermentation in P. pastoris. PMID: 23656633
  • Data indicate that desmoplakin (DSP) and cystatin A (CSTA) interaction and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), IGF-binding protein 7 (IGFBP7) and syndecan 1 (SDC1) interaction were observed in protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. PMID: 23546957
  • Imiquimod suppresses propagation of herpes simplex virus 1 by upregulation of cystatin A via the adenosine receptor A1 pathway PMID: 22787201
  • findings provide a new molecular understanding of the mechanisms of MYOC-causative glaucoma and reveal CSTA, a serum biomarker for cancer, as a potential biomarker and drug for the treatment of MYOC-induced glaucoma PMID: 22615763
  • study identified loss-of-function mutations in the gene for protease inhibitor cystatin A as the underlying genetic cause of exfoliative ichthyosis PMID: 21944047
  • CSTA significantly increases the risk of developing psoriasis in HLA-Cw6 individuals PMID: 21412248
  • Findings establish that genetic variability, smoking, and COPD all influence CSTA expression, as does SCC, supporting the concept that CSTA may make pivotal contributions to NSCLC pathogenesis in early and late stages of disease development. PMID: 21325429
  • A higher pretreated serum level of cystatin A was found to be associated with a higher nodal stage and poorer prognosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients. PMID: 20461718
  • Up-regulation of stefin A, an endogenous inhibitor of cathepsin S, was found in inverted papilloma tissues as compared with its expression level in normal sinus mucosa tissues. PMID: 21038029
  • Cystatin A binds reduced forms of mite group 1 allergens Der f 1 and Der p 1, in which the cysteine residue at the catalytic center of the protease activity is reduced by treatment with L-cysteine but does not bind oxidized forms. PMID: 19933866
  • crystal structure in complex with cathepsin H PMID: 12581647
  • The 1,25(OH)(2)D3-responsive element in cystatin A gene is identical to TRE, T2 (-272 to -278). Suppression of Raf-1/MEK1/ERK1,2 signaling pathway increases cystatin A expression of normal human keratinocytes. PMID: 12682854
  • backbone dynamics of the monomeric and domain-swapped dimeric forms of stefin A by (15)N relaxation using a model-free approach PMID: 14747998
  • By using ThT fluorescence, X-ray diffraction, and atomic force microscopy (AFM), it has been shown that human stefins A and B (subfamily A of cystatins) form amyloid fibrils PMID: 15048832
  • No association with psoriasis susceptibility PMID: 15175029
  • Chimeras of stefinA and B have been prepared and guanidine denaturation curves and folding rates have been examined. PMID: 16342276
  • only stefins A and B, i.e. type I cystatins, are up-regulated in lung tumours and thus able to counteract harmful tumour-associated proteolytic activity PMID: 16969475
  • Cystatin A suppresses UVB-induced apoptosis of keratinocytes by the inhibition of caspase 3 activation. PMID: 17412564
  • +344C allele associated with unstable mRNA could result in failing to protect the skin barrier in atopic dermatitis patients from both exogenous and endogenous proteases. PMID: 17441792
  • We conclude that Stefin A expression reduces distant metastasis in breast cancer and propose that this may be due to the inhibition of cysteine cathepsins, such as cathepsin B. PMID: 17985332
  • CSTA TCC haplotype is only associated with psoriasis in those individuals carrying the risk allele at the HLA-Cw6 locus PMID: 18364739
  • expression of cystatin A is regulated via mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways positively by Ras/MEKK1/MKK7/JNK and negatively by Ras/Raf/MEK1/ERK. PMID: 11451947
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