TIMP2 His Recombinant Protein

Source : E.coli. TIMP2 Human Recombinant produced in E. coli is a single polypeptide chain containing 232 amino acids (27-220) and having a molecular mass of 26.1 kDa.TIMP2 is fused to a 38 amino acid His-tag at N-terminus & purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. TIMP2 belongs to the TIMP gene family. The proteins encoded by this gene family are natural inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases, a group of peptidases that take part in degradation of the extracellular matrix. Besides having an inhibitory role against metalloproteinases, the encoded protein has a exclusive part among TIMP family members in its capability to directly suppress the proliferation of endothelial cells. Consequently, the encoded protein is crucial to the conservation of tissue homeostasis by suppressing the production of quiescent tissues as an answer to angiogenic factors, and by inhibiting protease activity in tissues undergoing renovation of the extracellular matrix.