Description
Data Sheet
| Activity | No protease activity (Twinning test). The Specific activity is 235 U/mg. |
| Description | Recombinant Human Protein Kinase B is a glycosylated polypeptide having a molecular mass of 59.1 kDa. Recombinant Protein Kinase B is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques. |
| Expression host | Sf9 insect cells. |
| Formulation | PKAkt1 1.9mg/ml, in 50mM NaCl, 1mM DTT, 25mM beta glycerophosphate, 50% glycerol, pH 8.5. |
| Protein Background | Akt1, also known as “Akt” or protein kinaseB (PKB) is an important molecule in mammaliancellular signaling.In humans, there are three genes in the “Akt family”: Akt1, Akt2, and Akt3. These enzymesare members of the serine/threonine-specific protein kinasefamily (EC2.7.11.1).Akt1 is involved in cellular survival pathways, by inhibiting apoptoticprocesses. Akt1 is also able to induce protein synthesispathways, and is therefore a key signaling protein in the cellular pathways that lead to skeletal muscle hypertrophy, and general tissue growth. Since it can block apoptosis, and thereby promote cell survival, Akt1 has been implicated as a major factor in many types of cancer. Akt (now also called Akt1) was originally identified as the oncogenein the transforming retrovirus, AKT8. |
| Purity | Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
| Reagent Appearance | Sterile Filtered clear solution. |
| Storage Conditions | Store at 4°C if entire vial will be used within 2-4 weeks. Store, frozen at -20°C for longer periods of time. Avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Synonyms | RAC-alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase, EC 2.7.11.1, RAC-PK-alpha, Protein kinase B, PKB, C-AKT, AKT1, AKT, RAC, PRKBA, MGC99656, RAC-ALPHA. |
| Unit Definition | 20.000 Units/mg (1 Unit = 1 pmol/min transferred to synthetic peptide RPRAATF at 30 degree Celsius). No protease activity detectable. |
