Glucosylceramidase that catalyzes, within the lysosomal compartment, the hydrolysis of glucosylceramide/GlcCer into free ceramide and glucose. Thereby, plays a central role in the degradation of complex lipids and the turnover of cellular membranes. Through the production of ceramides, participates to the PKC-activated salvage pathway of ceramide formation (By similarity). Also plays a role in cholesterol metabolism. May either catalyze the glucosylation of cholesterol, through a transglucosylation reaction that transfers glucose from glucosylceramide to cholesterol. The short chain saturated C8:0-GlcCer and the mono-unsaturated C18:0-GlcCer being the most effective glucose donors for that transglucosylation reaction (By similarity). Under specific conditions, may alternatively catalyze the reverse reaction, transferring glucose from cholesteryl-beta-D-glucoside to ceramide (By similarity). Finally, may also hydrolyze cholesteryl-beta-D-glucoside to produce D-glucose and cholesterol (By similarity). Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa20-515 of mouse Glucosylceramidase, fused to 6xHis-Sumo-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E. coli. Molecular Weight: ~71.5kD Amino Acid Sequence: AQPCIPKSFGYSSVVCVCNASYCDSLDPVTLPALGTFSRYESTRRGRRMELSVGAIQANRTGTGLLLTLQPEKKFQKVKGFGGAMTDATALNILALSPPTQKLLLRSYFSTNGIEYNIIRVPMASCDFSIRVYTYADTPNDFQLSNFSLPEEDTKLKIPLIHQALKMSSRPISLFASPWTSPTWLKTNGRVNGKGSLKGQPGDIFHQTWANYFVKFLDAYAKYGLRFWAVTAENEPTAGLFTGYPFQCLGFTPEHQRDFISRDLGPALANSSHDVKLLMLDDQRLLLPRWAEVVLSDPEAAKYVHGIAVHWYMDFLAPAKATLGETHRLFPNTMLFASEACVGSKFWEQSVRLGSWDRGMQYSHSIITNLLYHVTGWTDWNLALNPEGGPNWVRNFVDSPIIVDIPKDAFYKQPMFYHLGHFSKFIPEGSQRVALVASESTDLETVALLRPDGSAVVVVLNRSSEDVPLTISDPDLGFLETVSPGYSIHTYLWRRQ Storage and Stability: Lyophilized and reconstituted products are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store 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.
Supplied as a lyophilized powder from 20mM Tris-HCl, 0.5M sodium chloride, pH 8.0, 6% trehalose. Reconstitute with sterile ddH2O to a concentration of 0.1-1mg/ml.
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