Recombinant Human BCAT1 Protein, CF

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 9536-BA

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Key Product Details

Source

E. coli

Accession #

P54687-1

Conjugate

Unconjugated

Applications

Enzyme Activity

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Product Specifications

Source

E. coli-derived human BCAT1 protein
Lys2-Ser386
with an N-terminal Met and 6-His tag

Purity

>95%, by SDS-PAGE visualized with Silver Staining and quantitative densitometry by Coomassie® Blue Staining.

Endotoxin Level

<0.10 EU per 1 μg of the protein by the LAL method.

N-terminal Sequence Analysis

Met

Predicted Molecular Mass

44 kDa

SDS-PAGE

40-45 kDa, reducing conditions

Activity

Measured by its ability to convert leucine and alpha-ketoglutarate to alpha-ketoisocaproate and glutamate.
The specific activity is >9,000 pmol/min/μg, as measured under the described conditions.

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Recombinant Human BCAT1 Protein Enzyme Activity

Recombinant Human BCAT1 Protein Enzyme Activity

Recombinant Human BCAT1 (Catalog # 9536-BA) is measured by its ability to convert leucine and alpha-ketoglutarate to alpha-ketoisocaproate and glutamate.

Formulation, Preparation and Storage

9536-BA
Formulation Supplied as a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Tris, NaCl, DTT and Glycerol.
Shipping The product is shipped with dry ice or equivalent. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 6 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after opening.

Background: BCAT1

Branched-chain-amino-acid aminotransferases (BCATs) are enzymes that catalyze the first reaction in the catabolism of the essential branched-chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine, and valine to their respective keto-acids while concurrently producing glutamate. BCATs belong to the class-IV pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent (PLP-dependent) aminotransferase family of enzymes (1). There are two BCAT isozymes in humans and mammals, a mitochondrial form known as BCATm or BCAT2 and a cytosolic form known as BCATc or BCAT1 that share 55% sequence identity. In humans and rodents, BCATm is found in most tissues whereas BCATc is almost exclusively present in the nervous system (2,3) where it is thought to play a role in glutamate neurotransmitter metabolism (1, 4). The 43 kDa human BCATc exists as an active homodimer and has a unique CXXC active site near the dimerization domain (4). BCATc can be regulated by redox and is implicated as a marker for oxidative stress (5,6) and linked to Alzheimers Disease and Dementia (7). BCATc has been shown to cause cell proliferation (8) and significant evidence has been found implicating BCATc in several types of cancer (8-10). In many reports, BCATc can be further used as a marker or for diagnostic purposes in cancers (11‑13).

References

  1. Hutson, S. (2001) Prog. Nucleic. Acid Res. Mol. Biol. 70:175
  2. Suryawan, A. et al. (1998) Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 68:72.
  3. Hall, T.R. et al. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268:3092.
  4. Yennawar, N. H. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281:39660.
  5. Coles, S.J. et al. (2012) Acta.Biochim. Biophys. Sin. 44:172.
  6. El Hindy, M. et al. (2014) Antioxid. Redox Signal 20:2497.
  7. Ashby, E.L. et al. (2017) Neurochem. Res. 42:306.
  8. Zhang, L. and J. Han (2017) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 486:224.
  9. Zhu, W. et al. (2017) Mol. Carcinog. 56:1570.
  10. Zheng, Y.H. et al. (2016) Liver Int. 36:1836.
  11. Young, G.P. et al. (2016) Cancer Med. 5:2763.
  12. Pedersen, S.K. (2015) BMC Cancer. 15:654.
  13. Diaz-Lagares, A. et al. (2016) Clin. Cancer Res. 22:3361.

Long Name

Branched Chain Amino Acid Transaminase 1

Alternate Names

BCAT-1, BCATC, BCT1, EC 2.6.1.42, ECA39, PNAS121, PP18

Entrez Gene IDs

586 (Human); 12035 (Mouse); 29592 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

BCAT1

UniProt

P54687-1

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