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Recombinant Influenza A Virus H5N1 Neuraminidase Protein, CF

R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 7597-NM

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7597-NM-010

Key Product Details

Source

NS0

Accession #

Conjugate

Unconjugated

Applications

Enzyme Activity

Product Specifications

Source

Mouse myeloma cell line, NS0-derived influenza a virus h5n1 Viral Neuraminidase protein
Ser37-Lys449, with an N-terminal vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein tetramerization domain and a C-terminal 6-His tag

Purity

>95%, by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and visualized by Colloidal Coomassie® Blue stain at 5 μg per lane.

Endotoxin Level

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

N-terminal Sequence Analysis

Ser (tetramerization domain)

Predicted Molecular Mass

51 kDa

SDS-PAGE

58-65 kDa, reducing conditions

Activity

Measured by its ability to cleave a fluorogenic substrate, 2’-(4-Methylumbelliferyl)-alpha -D-N-acetylneuraminic acid.
The specific activity is >2,500 pmol/min/μg, as measured under the described conditions.

Formulation, Preparation and Storage

7597-NM
Formulation Supplied as a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Tris, NaCl and Glycerol.
Shipping The product is shipped with polar packs. 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: Viral Neuraminidase

Neuraminidase (NA) and hemagglutinin (HA) are the two predominant membrane glycoproteins found on the surface of an influenza virus particle. They are essential for the infectious cycle of the virus. HA recognizes and binds to the sialic acid on the host cell membrane to initiate a viral infection. NA cleaves the sialic acid at the end of the cycle, allowing the progeny virus to leave the host and initiate the next round of infection (1). In the early stage of an infection, NA may also assist in viral penetration of the mucus layer in the airway of a host. Nine subtypes of NA (N1 to N9) have been identified, all of which are believed to be tetrameric and share a basic structure consisting of a globular head, a thin stalk region, and a small hydrophobic region that anchors the protein in the virus membrane (2). Glycosylation has also found been important for the stability and activity of these enzymes (3, 4). According to a recent structure determination (5), there are two genetically distinct groups of neuraminidases from influenza type A viruses, with the N1 and N2 neuraminidases representing the two groups. Due to their critical role in the infectious cycle of a virus, influenza viral neuraminidases are frequently used as targets for drug design. In fact, both Tamiflu and Relenza, anti-influenza drugs, are neuraminidase inhibitors. Our recombinant H5N1 neuraminidase is based on the avian virus isolated from the 2004 outbreaks of the H5N1 virus in Vietnam and Thailand (6). H5N1 avian virus is one of the most lethal viruses in history (7, 8) with an accumulative death rate of 59% from 2003 to 2012 according to the World Health Organization (9). To produce active recombinant enzyme, a tetramerization domain from the vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (10) was inserted at the N‑terminus to assist in oligomerization of the protein. We found that the activity of the recombinant H5N1 neuraminidase is activated by Ca2+ and inactivated by Zn2+, Cu2+ and Fe2+.

References

  1. Palese, P. & Compans, R. W. (1976) J. Gen. Virol. 33:159.
  2. Colman, P. M. et al. (1983) Nature 303:41.
  3. Wu, Z.L. et al. (2009) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 379:749.
  4. Sun, S. et al. (2012) PLoS one 7:e32119.
  5. Russell, R.J. et al. (2006) Nature 443:45.
  6. Govorkova, E.A. et al. (2005) J. Virol. 79:2191.
  7. Ducatez, M.F. et al. (2006) Nature 442:37.
  8. Peiris, J.S. et al. (2007) Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 20:243.
  9. http://www.who.int/influenza/human_animal_interface/EN_GIP_20120405NCumulativeNumberH5N1cases.pdf
  10. Kuhnel, K. et al. (2004) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 101:17027.

Long Name

Neuraminidase

Alternate Names

NANH

UniProt

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