Thiol protease which is believed to participate in intracellular degradation and turnover of proteins. Its proteolytic activity is a major factor in both periodontal tissue destruction and in bacterial host defense mechanisms. Activates complement C3 and C5. Recombinant protein corresponding to aa230-473 from porphyromonas gingivalis Gingipain R2, fused to 6X His-SUMO-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E. coli. Swiss/UniProt Accession: P95493. Molecular Weight: ~43.3kD Amino Acid Sequence: YTPVEEKENGRMIVIVPKKYEEDIEDFVDWKNQRGLRTEVKVAEDIASPVTANAIQQFVKQEYEKEGNDLTYVLLVGDHKDIPAKITPGIKSDQVYGQIVGNDHYNEVFIGRFSCESKEDLKTQIDRTIHYERNITTEDKWLGQALCIASAEGGPSADNGESDIQHENIIANLLTQYGYTKIIKCYDPGVTPKNIIDAFNGGISLANYTGHGSETAWGTSHFGTTHVKQLTNSNQLPFIFDVAC Storage and Stability: May be stored at 4C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.
