Form
Liquid
Buffer
20mM Tris-HCl, 10% Glycerol
Preservative
No preservative
Storage
Store as concentrated solution. Centrifuge briefly prior to opening vial. For short-term storage (1-2 weeks), store at 4ºC. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20ºC or below. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.
Concentration
1 mg/ml (Please refer to the vial label for the specific concentration.)
Region/Sequence
Full length protein, MDIAIHHPWI RRPFFPFHSP SRLFDQFFGE HLLESDLFST ATSLSPFYLR PPSFLRAPSW IDTGLSEMRL EKDRFSVNLD VKHFSPEELK VKVLGDVIEV HGKHEERQDE HGFISREFHR KYRIPADVDP LTITSSLSSD GVLTVNGPRK QVSGPERTIP ITREEKPAVA AAPKK
Expression System
E. coli
Purity
> 95% by SDS-PAGE.
Conjugation
Unconjugated
Note
For laboratory research use only. Not for any clinical, therapeutic, or diagnostic use in humans or animals. Not for animal or human consumption.
Purchasers shall not, and agree not to enable third parties to, analyze, copy, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to determine the structure or sequence of the product.
Synonyms
crystallin, alpha B , Crya-2 , Crya2 , HspB5 , P23
Cellular Localization
Cytoplasm,Nucleus
Background
This gene encodes a member of the small heat-shock protein (HSP20) family. The encoded protein is a molecular chaperone that protects proteins against thermal denaturation and other stresses. This protein is a component of the eye lens, regulates lens differentiation and functions as a refractive element in the lens. This protein is a negative regulator of inflammation, has anti-apoptotic properties and also plays a role in the formation of muscular tissue. Mice lacking this gene exhibit worse experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis and inflammation of the central nervous system compared to the wild type. In mouse models, this gene has a critical role in alleviating the pathology of the neurodegenerative Alexander disease. Mutations in the human gene are associated with myofibrillar myopathy 2, fatal infantile hypertonic myofibrillar myopathy, multiple types of cataract and dilated cardiomyopathy. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2014]
Database
Research Area