The proteasome is a multicatalytic proteinase complex with a highly ordered ring-shaped 20S core structure. The core structure is composed of 4 rings of 28 non-identical subunits, 2 rings are composed of 7 alpha subunits and 2 rings are composed of 7 beta subunits. Proteasomes are distributed throughout eukaryotic cells at a high concentration and cleave peptides in an ATP/ubiquitin-dependent process in a non-lysosomal pathway. This gene encodes a member of the peptidase T1A family that is a 20S core alpha subunit. Two alternative transcripts encoding different isoforms have been identified. Source: Recombinant corresponding to aa1-255 from human PSMA3, fused to His-tag at N-terminal expressed in E.coli. Amino Acid Sequence: MGSSHHHHHH SSGLVPRGSH MSSIGTGYDL SASTFSPDGR VFQVEYAMKA VENSSTAIGI RCKDGVVFGV EKLVLSKLYE EGSNKRLFNV DRHVGMAVAG LLADARSLAD IAREEASNFR SNFGYNIPLK HLADRVAMYV HAYTLYSAVR PFGCSFMLGS YSVNDGAQLY MIDPSGVSYG YWGCAIGKAR QAAKTEIEKL QMKEMTCRDI VKEVAKIIYI VHDEVKDKAF ELELSWVGEL TNGRHEIVPK DIREEAEKYA KESLKEEDES DDDNM Molecular Weight: ~30.6kD (MALDI-TOF) 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.