Upon cell stimulation converts the second messenger diacylglycerol into phosphatidate, initiating the resynthesis of phosphatidylinositols and attenuating protein kinase C activity. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to human Diacylglycerol kinase alpha, fused to 10X His-Tag at N-terminal and Myc-Tag at C-terminal, expressed in Baculovirus. Molecular Weight: ~86.7kD Amino Acid Sequence: MAKERGLISPSDFAQLQKYMEYSTKKVSDVLKLFEDGEMAKYVQGDAIGYEGFQQFLKIYLEVDNVPRHLSLALFQSFETGHCLNETNVTKDVVCLNDVSCYFSLLEGGRPEDKLEFTFKLYDTDRNGILDSSEVDKIILQMMRVAEYLDWDVSELRPILQEMMKEIDYDGSGSVSQAEWVRAGATTVPLLVLLGLEMTLKDDGQHMWRPKRFPRPVYCNLCESSIGLGKQGLSCNLCKYTVHDQCAMKALPCEVSTYAKSRKDIGVQSHVWVRGGCESGRCDRCQKKIRIYHSLTGLHCVWCHLEIHDDCLQAVGHECDCGLLRDHILPPSSIYPSVLASGPDRKNSKTSQKTMDDLNLSTSEALRIDPVPNTHPLLVFVNPKSGGKQGQRVLWKFQYILNPRQVFNLLKDGPEIGLRLFKDVPDSRILVCGGDGTVGWILETIDKANLPVLPPVAVLPLGTGNDLARCLRWGGGYEGQNLAKILKDLEMSKVVHMDRWSVEVIPQQTEEKSDPVPFQIINNYFSIGVDASIAHRFHIMREKYPEKFNSRMKNKLWYFEFATSESIFSTCKKLEESLTVEICGKPLDLSNLSLEGIAVLNIPSMHGGSNLWGDTRRPHGDIYGINQALGATAKVITDPDILKTCVPDLSDKRLEVVGLEGAIEMGQIYTKLKNAGRRLAKCSEITFHTTKTLPMQIDGEPWMQTPCTIKITHKNQMPMLMGPPPRSTNFFGFLS 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.