Recombinant Escherichia coli F41 fimbrial protein (FimF41a)

ADWTEGQPGDIIIGGEITSPSVKWLWKTGEGLSSFSNTTNEIVKRKLNISVPTDELFLAAKMSDGIKGVFVGNTLIPKIEMASYDGSVITPSFTSNTAMDIAVKVKNSGDNTELGTLSVPLSFGAAVATIFDGDTTDSAVAHIIGGSAGTVFEGLVNPGRFTDQNIAYKWNGLSKAEMAGYVEKLMPGQSASTSYSGFHNWDDLSHSNYTSANKASYLSYGSGVSAGSTLVMNLNKDVAGRLEWVAPVTITVIYS

Fimbriae (also called pili), polar filaments radiating from the surface of the bacterium to a length of 0.5-1.5 micrometers and numbering 100-300 per cell, enable bacteria to colonize the epithelium of specific host organs.

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.

We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20°C/-80°C. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

"Escherichia coli F41 adhesin: genetic organization, nucleotide sequence, and homology with the K88 determinant." Anderson D.G., Moseley S.L. J. Bacteriol. 170:4890-4896 (1988)

The shelf life is related to many factors, storage state, buffer ingredients, storage temperature and the stability of the protein itself. Generally, the shelf life of liquid form is 6 months at -20°C/-80°C. The shelf life of lyophilized form is 12 months at -20°C/-80°C.