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Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 (ECD) His (C-Term) Protein

Novus Biologicals, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # NBP2-92990

Novus Biologicals, part of Bio-Techne
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NBP2-92990

Key Product Details

Source

Baculovirus

Tag

His (C-Term)

Conjugate

Unconjugated

Applications

SDS-PAGE

Product Specifications

Description

Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 ECD Protein is produced by Baculovirus-Insect Cells expression system. The target protein is expressed with sequence (Ser686-Pro1213) of SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 ECD (Accession #YP_009724390.1) fused with a His tag at the C-terminus.

Store the lyophilized protein at -20 degrees C to -80 degrees C for long term. After reconstitution, the protein solution is stable at -20 degrees C for 3 months, at 2-8 degrees C for up to 1 week.

Purity

>90%, by SDS-PAGE

Endotoxin Level

< 1.0 EU/ug of the protein by LAL method.

Predicted Molecular Mass

58 kDa.
Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors.

Protein / Peptide Type

Recombinant Protein

Scientific Data Images for Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 (ECD) His (C-Term) Protein

SDS-PAGE: Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 (ECD) His (C-Term) Protein [NBP2-92990]

SDS-PAGE: Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 (ECD) His (C-Term) Protein [NBP2-92990]

SDS-Page: Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 (ECD) His (C-Term) Protein [NBP2-92990] - Recombinant Virus SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 ECD Protein with His tag was determined by SDS-PAGE with Coomassie Blue, showing a band at 70 kDa.

Formulation, Preparation and Storage

NBP2-92990
Formulation Lyophilized from a 0.22 um filtered solution of sterile 20 mM PBS, 300 mM NaCl, pH 7.0
Preservative No Preservative
Concentration Lyoph
Reconstitution Reconstitute to a concentration of 0.1-0.5 mg/mL in sterile distilled water.
Shipping The product is shipped with dry ice or equivalent. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage Store at -20 to -70C. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Background: Spike S2 Subunit

The SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein is one of the four major structural proteins of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of COVID-19 (1,2). The spike protein is the largest of the structural proteins, which also include the membrane (M), envelope (E), and nucleocapsid (N) proteins (1,2). The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is a 1273 amino acid (aa) heterotrimeric class I fusion protein with each monomer having a theoretical molecular weight of approximately 180 kDa (1). The club-shaped spike protein contains several functional regions and domains including the S1 globular head region which contains the N-terminal receptor-binding domain (RBD) and the S2 stem region that contains the C-terminal fusion domain, two heptad regions, a transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic tail (1,2). The viral spike protein is critical for attachment of the virus with the host cell, resulting in fusion and virus entry into the cell (1,2). More specifically, the RBD of the spike protein is responsible for binding to the cell surface receptor angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) (1,2). This spike-ACE2 interaction results in a conformational change permitting furin cleavage between the S1 and S2 domains and then cleavage at S2' by TMPRRS2, or another protease, allowing membrane fusion (1,2).

Given the critical role of the spike protein RBD in the interaction with the ACE2 receptor and viral entry, a number of neutralizing antibodies against the RBD have been developed as potential therapeutics for treating COVID-19 (3). These antibodies bind the RBD domain on the S1 subunit inhibiting the interaction with ACE2 (3). However, more studies need to be done as neutralizing antibodies can result in antibody-dependent enhancement, in which the viral entry and replication within the host cell is increased (4). One potential way to combat antibody-dependent enhancement is the use of nanobodies (4). Furthermore, there are currently several vaccine strategies that are in clinical trials, or recently federally approved, that utilize the spike protein in different forms (e.g. full length, S1 RBD, RBD-Fc, N-terminal) for protecting against SARS-CoV-2 infection (4,5). These vaccine strategies include DNA vaccines, viral vector-based vaccines, RNA vaccines, and subunit vaccines (4,5).

References

1. Pillay T. S. (2020). Gene of the month: the 2019-nCoV/SARS-CoV-2 novel coronavirus spike protein. Journal of Clinical Pathology. https://doi.org/10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206658

2. Malik Y. A. (2020). Properties of Coronavirus and SARS-CoV-2. The Malaysian Journal of Pathology.

3. Ho M. (2020). Perspectives on the development of neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Antibody Therapeutics. https://doi.org/10.1093/abt/tbaa009

4. Samrat, S. K., Tharappel, A. M., Li, Z., & Li, H. (2020). Prospect of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Potential role in vaccine and therapeutic development. Virus Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198141

5. Sternberg, A., & Naujokat, C. (2020). Structural features of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 spike protein: Targets for vaccination. Life Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2020.118056

Long Name

Spike Protein, S2 Subunit

Alternate Names

COVID-19, S2 protein, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 Spike, Spike glycoprotein Subunit 2, spike protein, Spike protein S2, structural protein, surface glycoprotein

Gene Symbol

S

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Product Specific Notices for Recombinant SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 (ECD) His (C-Term) Protein

This product is for research use only and is not approved for use in humans or in clinical diagnosis. This product is guaranteed for 1 year from date of receipt.

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