DSTN Recombinant Protein

Source : E.coli. DSTN Human Recombinant produced in E. coli is a single polypeptide chain containing 173 amino acids (1-165) and having a molecular mass of 19.5 kDa.DSTN is fused to an 8 amino acid His-tag at C-terminus & purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. Actin depolymerizing factor (Destrin/DSTN) belongs to the ADF/Cofilin/destrin superfamily which has the ability to swiftly depolymerize F-Actin in a stoichiometric mode. The ADF family of proteins is responsible for enhancing the turnover rate of actin in vivo. Destrin is a small phosphoinositide-sensitive actin-binding protein capable of depolymerizing actin-filaments in vitro. DSTN functions in a pH-independent manner. DSTN is found in a variety of epithelial and endothelial cells, however it is virtually nonexistent in adult mouse heart and skeletal muscle cells. Destrin shares a 71% sequence homology with Cofilin, however the 2 proteins vary in their interaction with Actin.