| Description | Lectin is a carbohydrate-binding protein found in plant roots, rhizomes, leaves, seeds, and stems. Lectin is located in the cytoplasm as well as in the nucleus.Application:Lectin from Wisteria floribunda has been used:to study the perineuronal nets and parvalbumin nets in mouse brain by Lectin is a carbohydrate-binding protein found in plant roots, rhizomes, leaves, seeds, and stems. Lectin is located in the cytoplasm as well as in the nucleus.Application:Lectin from Wisteria floribunda has been used:to study the perineuronal nets and parvalbumin nets in mouse brain by immunofluorescenceto evaluate the amount of N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) transferred to Gaussia luciferase (GLuc) substrates by microplate assayto study its binding effects on perineuronal nets... Read More | Biochemical Test:SDS-PAGE (purity > 80%); Western blot with patient sample.Calculated Isoelectric Point:pH 6.47 | Protein Purity≥85% by SDS PAGEExtinction CoeffA280 nm = 10.16 at 1.0 mg/ml for pure C3Molecular Weight187,000 Da (2 chains)General DescriptionRat C3 is purified from pooled normal rat serum. C3 is central to the activation of all three pathways of complement activation (Law, S.K.A. and Reid, KProtein Purity≥85% by SDS PAGEExtinction CoeffA280 nm = 10.16 at 1.0 mg/ml for pure C3Molecular Weight187,000 Da (2 chains)General DescriptionRat C3 is purified from pooled normal rat serum. C3 is central to the activation of all three pathways of complement activation (Law, S.K.A. and Reid, K.B.M. (1995)). Initiation of each pathway generates proteolytic enzyme complexes (C3 convertases) which are bound to the target surface. These enzymes cleave a peptide bond in C3 releasing the anaphylatoxin C3a and activating C3b. For a brief time (~60 µs) this nascent C3b is capable of reacting with and covalently coupling to hydroxyl groups on the target surface. Carbohydrates are the favored target, but protein hydroxyls and amino groups also react. This process of tagging the target surface with C3b is called opsonization. The reactive site in nascent C3b is a thioester (Tack B.J., et al. (1980); Pangburn M.K. and MüllerEberhard H.J. (1980)) and C3b is linked to the target through a covalent ester bond (an amide bond is formed if C3b is attached to amino groups). Most of the C3 activated during complement activation never attaches to the surface because its thioester reacts with water forming fluid phase C3b which is rapidly inactivated by factors H and I forming iC3b. Surface-bound C3b is necessary in all three pathways for efficient activation of C5 and formation of C5b-9 complexes that lyse the target cell membrane. Surface-bound C3b and its breakdown products iC3b and C3d are recognized by numerous receptors on lymphoid and phagocytic cells which use the C3b ligand to stimulate antigen presentation to cells of the adaptive immune system. The end result is an expansion of target-specific B-cell and T-cell populations.Physical Characteristics & StructureThe calculated molecular weight of rat C3 based on its amino acid sequence is 184,111daltons (without the signal peptide) and is similar to that of human C3 (185,000 daltons).The molecular weight of rat C3 as determined by SDS/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis has been reported by Daha, M.R. et al., (1979) to be 187,000 daltons composed of two disulfide linked chains, alpha chain (123,000 daltons) and beta chain (76,000 daltons). The extinction coefficient of rat C3 (E1%/280nm = 10.16) is calculated based on its amino acid sequence using ProtParam and assumes all pairs of Cys residues form cystines (i.e. a pair of cysteine molecules are joined by a disulfide bond). The theoretical pI of rat C3 is 6.12. The normal plasma concentration of C3 inWistar rats has been reported to be 0.581mg/ml (Daha, M.R. et al., (1979)).FunctionThe biological functions of C3 are described above in the General Description section.GeneticsRat C3 chromosome location 9. The NCBI Gene ID number for rat C3 is 24232 and UniProt accession number is P01026.Precautions/Toxicity/HazardsThis protein is purified from animal plasma/serum and therefore precautions appropriate for handling any animal blood-derived product must be used.ReferencesLaw, S.K.A. and Reid, K.B.M. (1995) Complement 2nd Edition (ISBN 0199633568) Oxford University Press, Oxford.Tack BF, Harrison RA, Janatova J, Thomas ML, Prahl JW. (1980) Evidence for presence of an internal thiolester bond in third component of human complement. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 77:5764-8.Pangburn M.K. and Müller-Eberhard H.J. (1980) Relation of putative thioester bond in C3 to activation of the alternative pathway and the binding of C3b to biological targets of complement. J Exp Med. 152:1102-14.Daha MR, Stuffers-Heiman M, Kijlstra A and Van ES LA. (1979) Isolation and characterization of the third component of rat complement. Immunology 36:63-70... Read More | Carboxypeptidase B catalyzes hydrolysis of the basic amino acids lysine, arginine and histidine from theC-terminal end of polypeptides. The molecular weight is 34,500 daltons, the pH optimum is 8.0, and pI is 6.0.Carboxypeptidase B is competitively inhibited by arginine and lysine. The enzyme is Carboxypeptidase B catalyzes hydrolysis of the basic amino acids lysine, arginine and histidine from theC-terminal end of polypeptides. The molecular weight is 34,500 daltons, the pH optimum is 8.0, and pI is 6.0.Carboxypeptidase B is competitively inhibited by arginine and lysine. The enzyme is also inhibited by metal chelating agents, e.g., EDTA. Recombinant Carboxypeptidase B (EC 3.4.17.2) is expressed in E.Coli and purified by high pressure liquid chromatography. There is no trace of other enzyme (such as carboxypeptidase A and chymotrypsin) activity. No protease inhibitors such as PMSF are present in the preparation.Animal origin free:eliminate the risk of virus presence, or of any other potential adventitious agents found in animal-derived carboxypeptitase B.Stability:A sterile recombinant carboxypeptidase B lyophilized eliminates the risk of contamination and decreases the chances of activity loss in the process of transport and storage. High purity:1) Recombinant carboxypeptidase B provides increased specific activity and eliminates contaminating protease activities found in extracted enzymes with lower purity level. 2) No other contaminating proteases such as chymotrypsin and carboxypeptidase A. 3）Less than 10ppm of recombinant trypsin... Read More | Tankyrase-IN-2 (compound 5k) is a potent, selective, and orally active tankyrase inhibitor ( IC 50 s of 10, 7, and 710 nM for TNKS1, TNKS2 as well as PARP1, respectively). Tankyrase-IN-2 has favorable physicochemical profile and pharmacokinetic properties modulating Wnt pathway activity in a Tankyrase-IN-2 (compound 5k) is a potent, selective, and orally active tankyrase inhibitor ( IC 50 s of 10, 7, and 710 nM for TNKS1, TNKS2 as well as PARP1, respectively). Tankyrase-IN-2 has favorable physicochemical profile and pharmacokinetic properties modulating Wnt pathway activity in a colorectal xenograft modelIn VitroTankyrase-IN-2 (1-10000 nM; 24 hours) leads to a dose-dependent increase of tankyrase protein abundance with an EC 50 of 320 nM in DLD1 cells. This is in the same potency range as the value for axin2 increase (EC 50 =319 nM). MCE has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.IC50& Target:IC50: 10 nM (TNKS1), 7 nM (TNKS2), 710 nM (PARP1)... Read More |