Recombinant Rat CGA protein (His tag)

Product Specifications

Background

Shared alpha chain of the active heterodimeric glycoprotein hormones thyrotropin/thyroid stimulating hormone/TSH, lutropin/luteinizing hormone/LH and follitropin/follicle stimulating hormone/FSH. These hormones bind specific receptors on target cells that in turn activate downstream signaling pathways.

Abbreviation

CGA

Synonyms

Anterior pituitary glycoprotein hormones common subunit alpha; Cga; Follicle-stimulating hormone alpha chain (FSH-alpha) ; Follitropin alpha chain; Glycoprotein hormones alpha chain; Luteinizing hormone alpha chain (LSH-alpha) ; Lutropin alpha chain

UniProt

P11962

Accession Number

P11962

Expression System

E.coli

Tag

N-His

Sequence

Leu 25-Ser 120

Field of Research

Cancer; Metabolism; Signal Transduction; Neuroscience; Developmental Biology

Endotoxin

< 10 EU/mg of the protein as determined by the LAL method.

Purity

> 95% as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Bioactivity

Not validated for activity

Reconstitution

It is recommended that sterile water be added to the vial to prepare a stock solution of 0.5 mg/mL. Concentration is measured by UV-Vis.

Shipping Conditions

This product is provided as lyophilized powder which is shipped with ice packs.

Storage Conditions

Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80°C. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.