Major structural protein of tissues such as aorta and nuchal ligament, which must expand rapidly and recover completely. Molecular determinant of the late arterial morphogenesis, stabilizing arterial structure by regulating proliferation and organization of vascular smooth muscle. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa266-443 from mouse Elastin, fused to 10X His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E.coli. Molecular Weight: ~21.3kD Amino Acid Sequence: PLGYPIKAPKLPGGYGLPYTNGKLPYGVAGAGGKAGYPTGTGVGSQAAAAAAKAAKYGAGGAGVLPGVGGGGIPGGAGAIPGIGGIAGAGTPAAAAAAKAAAKAAKYGAAGGLVPGGPGVRLPGAGIPGVGGIPGVGGIPGVGGPGIGGPGIVGGPGAVSPAAAAKAAAKAAKYGARG 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.
