MTCH2 Recombinant Protein

Product Specifications

Background

Apoptosis plays a major role in normal organism development, tissue homeostasis, and removal of damaged cells. Disruption of this process has been implicated in a variety of diseases such as cancer (reviewed in 1) . The Bcl-2 family of proteins is comprised of critical regulators of apoptosis that can be divided into two classes: those that inhibit apoptosis and those that promote cell death (reviewed in 2 and 3) . MTCH2 is a member of the mitochondrial carrier protein family that catalyze the exchange of substrates across the inner mitochondrial membrane and is targeted by Bid, a pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member, in response to apoptotic signals (4-6), suggesting that MTCH2 may play a key role in the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. The doublet observed in the SDS-PAGE is likely due to incomplete removal of the signal sequence.

CAS Number

9000-83-3

NCBI Gene ID

56428

Swiss Prot

Q791V5

Accession Number

NP_055157

Tag

Fusion Partner:

Type

Recombinant Proteins

Source

E. coli

Field of Research

Apoptosis

Purity

~95%

Buffer

1X PBS containing 0.1% SDS

Shipping Conditions

Dry Ice

Storage Conditions

Store in working aliquots at -70˚ C. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. When working with proteins care should be taken to keep recombinant protein at a cool and stable temperature.

Calculated Molecular Weight

19 kDa (Calculated)

Applications Notes

This recombinant protein can be used for WB and ELISA. For research use only.

NCBI Official Name

Mitochondrial carrier homolog 2 (C. elegans)

NCBI Organism

Mus musculus

Background Reference 01

Lockshin RA, Osborne B, and Zakeri Z. Cell death in the third millennium. Cell Death Differ. 2000; 7:2-7.

Background Reference 02

Cory S, Huang DCS, and Adams JM. The Bcl-2 family: roles in cell survival and oncogenesis. Oncogene 2003; 22:8590-607.

Background Reference 03

Heiser D, Labi V, Erlacher M, et al. The Bcl-2 protein family and its role in the development of neoplastic disease. Exp. Geron. 2004; 39:1125-35.

Background Reference 04

Grinberg M, Schwarz M, Zaltsman Y, et al. Mitochondrial carrier homolog 2 is a target of tBID in cells signaled to die by tumor necrosis factor alpha. Mol. Cell. Biol. 2005; 25:4579-90.