ICA1 encodes a protein with an arfaptin homology domain that is found both in the cytosol and as membrane-bound form on the Golgi complex and immature secretory granules. ICA1 is believed to be an autoantigen in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and primary Sjogrens syndrome. Several transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for ICA1. Vector Description: This shuttle vector contains the complete ORF. It is inseted BamH I to Xho I. The gene insert contains multiple cloning sites which can be used to easily cut and transfer the gene and recombination site into your expression vector. cDNA Size: 1452bp Preparation before Usage: 1. Centrifuge at 7000rpm for 1 minute. 2. Carefully open the vial and add 100ul of sterile water to dissolve the DNA. Each tube contains approximately 10ug of lyophilized plasmid. Nucleotide Sequence: ATGTCAGGACACAAATGCAGTTATCCCTGGGACTTACAGGATCGATATGCTCAAGATAAGTCAGTTGTAAATAAGATGCAACAGAAATATTGGGAGACGAAGCAGGCCTTTATTAAAGCCACAGGGAAGAAGGAAGATGAACATGTTGTTGCCTCTGACGCGGACCTGGATGCCAAGCTAGAGCTGTTTCATTCAATTCAGAGAACCTGTCTGGACTTATCGAAAGCAATTGTACTCTATCAAAAGAGGATATGTTTCTTGTCTCAAGAAGAAAACGAACTGGGAAAATTTCTTCGATCCCAAGGTTTCCAAGATAAAACCAGAGCAGGAAAGATGATGCAAGCGACAGGAAAGGCCCTCTGCTTTTCTTCCCAGCAAAGGTTGGCCTTACGAAATCCTTTGTGTCGATTTCACCAAGAAGTGGAGACTTTTCGGCATCGGGCCATCTCAGATACTTGGCTGACGGTGAACCGCATGGAACAGTGCAGGACGGAATATAGAGGAGCACTATTATGGATGAAGGACGTGTCTCAGGAGCTTGATCCAGACCTCTACAAGCAAATGGAGAAGTTCAGGAAGGTACAAACACAAGTGCGCCTTGCAAAAAAAAACTTTGACAAATTGAAGATGGATGTTTGTCAAAAAGTGGATCTTCTTGGAGCGAGCAGATGCAATCTCTTGTCTCACATGCTAGCAACATACCAGACCACTCTGCTTCATTTTTGGGAGAAAACTTCTCACACTATGGCAGCCATCCATGAGAGTTTCAAAGGTTATCAACCATATGAATTTACTACTTTAAAGAGCTTACAAGACCCTATGAAAAAATTAGTTGAGAAAGAAGAGAAGAAGAAAATCAACCAGCAGGAAAGTACAGATGCAGCCGTGCAGGAGCCGAGCCAATTAATTTCATTAGAGGAAGAAAACCAGCGCAAGGAATCCTCTAGTTTTAAGACTGAAGATGGAAAAAGTATTTTATCTGCCTTAGACAAAGGCTCTACACATACTGCATGCTCAGGACCCATAGATGAACTATTAGACATGAAATCTGAGGAAGGTGCTTGCCTGGGACCAGTGGCAGGGACCCCGGAACCTGAAGGTGCTGACAAAGATGACCTGCTGCTGTTGAGTGAGATCTTCAATGCTTCCTCCTTGGAAGAGGGCGAGTTCAGCAAAGAGTGGGCCGCTGTGTTTGGAGACGGCCAAGTGAAGGAGCCAGTGCCCACTATGGCCCTGGGAGAGCCAGACCCCAAGGCCCAGACAGGCTCAGGTTTCCTTCCTTCGCAGCTTTTAGACCAAAATATGAAAGACTTACAGGCCTCGCTACAAGAACCTGCTAAGGCTGCCTCAGACCTGACTGCCTGGTTCAGCCTCTTCGCTGACCTCGACCCACTCTCAAATCCTGATGCTGTTGGGAAAACCGATAAAGAACACGAATTGCTCAATGCATGA Translation Sequence: MSGHKCSYPW DLQDRYAQDK SVVNKMQQKY WETKQAFIKA TGKKEDEHVV ASDADLDAKLELFHSIQRTC LDLSKAIVLY QKRICFLSQE ENELGKFLRS QGFQDKTRAG KMMQATGKALCFSSQQRLAL RNPLCRFHQE VETFRHRAIS DTWLTVNRME QCRTEYRGAL LWMKDVSQELDPDLYKQMEK FRKVQTQVRL AKKNFDKLKM DVCQKVDLLG ASRCNLLSHM LATYQTTLLHFWEKTSHTMA AIHESFKGYQ PYEFTTLKSL QDPMKKLVEK EEKKKINQQE STDAAVQEPSQLISLEEENQ RKESSSFKTE DGKSILSALD KGSTHTACSG PIDELLDMKS EEGACLGPVAGTPEPEGADK DDLLLLSEIF NASSLEEGEF SKEWAAVFGD GQVKEPVPTM ALGEPDPKAQTGSGFLPSQL LDQNMKDLQA SLQEPAKAAS DLTAWFSLFA DLDPLSNPDA VGKTDKEHELLNA 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.