Research Areas: Cardiovascular
Uniprot: Q9JJS8
Buffer: If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol.If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.
Form: Liquid or Lyophilized powder
Tag Info: C-terminal 6xHis-tagged
Purity: Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Notes: Repeated freezing and thawing is not recommended. Store working aliquots at 4℃ for up to one week.
Molecular Weight: 79.2 kDa
Gene Names: Masp2
Organism: Rattus norvegicus (Rat)
Source: Baculovirus
Expression Region: 20-685aa
Protein Length: Full Length of Mature Protein
Target Protein Sequence: SKWPEPVFGRLVSLGFPEKYGNHQDRSWTLTAPPGFRLRLYFTHFNLELSYRCEYDFVKLTSGTKVLATLCGQESTDTERAPGNDTFYSLGPSLKVTFHSDYSNEKPFTGFEAFYAAEDVDECRTSLGDSVPCDHYCHNYLGGYYCSCRVGYILHQNKHTCSALCSGQVFTGRSGFLSSPEYPQPYPKLSSCAYNIRLEEGFSITLDFVESFDVEMHPEAQCPYDSLKIQTDKREYGPFCGKTLPPRIETDSNKVTITFTTDESGNHTGWKIHYTSTAQPCPDPTAPPNGHISPVQATYVLKDSFSVFCKTGFELLQGSVPLKSFTAVCQKDGSWDRPIPECSIIDCGPPDDLPNGHVDYITGPEVTTYKAVIQYSCEETFYTMSSNGKYVCEADGFWTSSKGEKSLPVCKPVCGLSTHTSGGRIIGGQPAKPGDFPWQVLLLGETTAAGALIHDDWVLTAAHAVYGKTEAMSSLDIRMGILKRLSLIYTQAWPEAVFIHEGYTHGAGFDNDIALIKLKNKVTINRNIMPICLPRKEAASLMKTDFVGTVAGWGLTQKGFLARNLMFVDIPIVDHQKCATAYTKQPYPGAKVTVNMLCAGLDRGGKDSCRGDSGGALVFLDNETQRWFVGGIVSWGSINCGGSEQYGVYTKVTNYIPWIENIINNF
Endotoxin: Not test.
Relevance: Serum protease that plays an important role in the activation of the complement system via mannose-binding lectin. After activation by auto-catalytic cleavage it cleaves C2 and C4, leading to their activation and to the formation of C3 convertase.
Reference: "Crystal structure of the CUB1-EGF-CUB2 region of mannose-binding protein associated serine protease-2."Feinberg H., Uitdehaag J.C.M., Davies J.M., Wallis R., Drickamer K., Weis W.I.EMBO J. 22:2348-2359(2003)