Product Description
| Cat Number | SPR-321E |
|---|---|
| Category | Recombinant Protein |
| Pack Size | 100 µg x5 |
| Description | Human Recombinant Alpha Synuclein Protein Monomers (Type 1) |
| Applications | WB | SDS-PAGE | In vivo assay | In vitro assay |
| Target | Alpha Synuclein |
| Molecular Weight | ~14.46 kDa |
| Cellular Localization | Cytoplasm | Membrane | Nucleus |
| Purity | >95% |
| Research Area | Neuroscience | Neurodegeneration | Alzheimer's Disease | Tangles & Tau | Neuroscience | Neurodegeneration | Parkinson's Disease | Synuclein | Neuroscience | Neurodegeneration | Multiple System Atrophy |
| Swiss Prot | P37840 |
| Scientific Background | Alpha-Synuclein (SNCA) is expressed predominantly in the brain, where it is concentrated in presynaptic nerve terminals (1). Alpha-synuclein is highly expressed in the mitochondria of the olfactory bulb, hippocampus, striatum and thalamus (2). Functionally, it has been shown to significantly interact with tubulin (3), and may serve as a potential microtubule-associated protein. It has also been found to be essential for normal development of the cognitive functions; inactivation may lead to impaired spatial learning and working memory (4). SNCA fibrillar aggregates represent the major non A-beta component of Alzheimers disease amyloid plaque, and a major component of Lewy body inclusions, and Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the progressive accumulation in selected neurons of protein inclusions containing alpha-synuclein and ubiquitin (5, 6). |
| Expression System | E. coli |
| Accession Number | NP_000336.1 |
| Gene Id | 6622 |
| Biological Activity | 100 µM alpha synuclein protein monomer (SPR-321) seeded with 10 uM alpha synuclein PFFs (SPR-322) in 25 µM Thioflavin T (PBS pH 7.4, 100 µl reaction volume) generated a fluorescence intensity of 13,000 Relative Fluorescence Units after incubation at 37°C with shaking at 600 rpm. Fluorescence was measured by excitation at 450 nm and emission at 485 nm on a Molecular Devices Gemini XPS microplate reader. |
| Protein Length | Full Length |
| Amino Acid Sequence | MDVFMKGLSK AKEGVVAAAE KTKQGVAEAA GKTKEGVLYV GSKTKEGVVH GVATVAEKTK EQVTNVGGAV VTGVTAVAQK TVEGAGSIAA ATGFVKKDQL GKNEEGAPQE GILEDMPVDP DNEAYEMPSE EGYQDYEPEA |
| Purification | Ion-exchange Purified |
| Storage | -80ºC |
| References | 1. “Genetics Home Reference: SNCA”. US National Library of Medicine. (2013). 2. Zhang L., et al. (2008) Brain Res. 1244: 40-52. 3. Alim M.A., et al. (2002) J Biol Chem. 277(3): 2112-2117. 4. Kokhan V.S., Afanasyeva M.A., Van'kin G. (2012) Behav. Brain. Res. 231(1): 226-230. 5. Spillantini M.G., et al. (1997) Nature. 388(6645): 839-840. 6. Mezey E., et al. (1998) Nat Med. 4(7): 755-757. |
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| Note | The product is for research use only |
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