Recombinant Human Cystatin B Protein, CF
R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 1408-PI
Key Product Details
Product Specifications
Source
Met2-Phe98, with an N-terminal Met and 7-His tag
Purity
Endotoxin Level
N-terminal Sequence Analysis
Predicted Molecular Mass
SDS-PAGE
Activity
The IC50 value is <15 nM, as measured under the described conditions.
Formulation, Preparation and Storage
1408-PI
Formulation | Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Tris and NaCl. |
Reconstitution | Reconstitute at 100 μg/mL in sterile 25 mM Tris and 100 mM NaCl, pH 7.5. |
Shipping | The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. |
Stability & Storage | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Background: Cystatin B
Cystatin B, also called stefin B or liver thiol proteinase inhibitor, is a member of family 1 of the cystatin superfamily (1). Like Cystatin A, it is an intracellular inhibitor regulating the activities of cysteine proteases of the papain family such as cathepsins B, H and L (2). Mutations in the Cystatin B gene is the cause of progressive myoclonus epilepsy (EPM1) (3). Because of its expression patterns, Cystatin B can be used as a marker for certain cancers, such as glioblastoma tumors (4). It readily forms amyloid fibrils in vitro (5). The human Cystatin B consists of 98 amino acid residues (3).
References
- Abrahamson, M. (1994) Methods Enzymol. 244:685.
- Pol, E. and I. Bjork (1999) Biochemistry 38:10519.
- Pennacchio, L.A. et al. (1996) Science 271:1731.
- Zhang, R. et al. (2003) Glia 42:194.
- Zerovnik, E. et al. (2002) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1594:1.
Alternate Names
Gene Symbol
UniProt
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