Description
Data Sheet
| Amino acid sequence | MNENSEQKE NVEKEGLCNA CTWRQNTKSS RIEAIKIQIL SKLRLETAPN ISKDVIRQLL PKAPPLRELI DQYDVQRDDS SDGSLEDDDY HATTETIITM PTESDFLMQV DGKPKCCFFK FSSKIQYNKV VKAQLWIYLR PVETPTTVFV QILRLIKPMK DGTRYTGIRS LKLDMNPGTG IWQSIDVKTV LQNWLKQPES NLGIEIKALD ENGHDLAVTF PGPGEDGLNP FLEVKVTDTP KRSRR. |
| Biological Activity | The protein has full biological activity when compared to a standard. The activity is determined by its ability to inhibit 50ng/ml of Myostatin on MPC-11 cells and is typically 0.13-0.2 g/ml. |
| Description | Recombinant Human Myostatin Propeptide is a 27.8kDa protein containing 244 amino acid residues of the human Myostatin Propeptide. |
| Expression host | Escherichia Coli. |
| Formulation | Lyophilized with no additives. |
| Protein Background | Myostatin (GDF-8), a member of the TGFbeta superfamily, is a potent and specific negative regulator of skeletal muscle mass. In serum, myostatin circulates as part of a latent complex containing myostatin propeptide and/or follistatin-related gene. The myostatin propeptide is known to bind and inhibit myostatin in vitro. This interaction is relevant in vivo, with a majority (>70%) of myostatin in serum bound to its propeptide. The myostatin propeptide is negative regulator of myostatin in vivo. |
| Purity | Greater than 95.0% as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
| Reagent Appearance | Sterile Filtered white lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder. |
| Solubility | It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized Myostatin Propeptide in sterile 20mM HCl at 0.1mg/ml, which can then be further diluted to other aqueous solutions. |
| Stability | Store lyophilized protein at -20°C. Aliquot the product after reconstitution to avoid repeated freezing/thawing cycles. Reconstituted protein can be stored at 4°C for a limited period of time. |
| Synonyms | GDF-8, MSTN, Growth Differentiation Factor 8, MSTN Muscle Hypertrophy. |
