Constituent of the membrane attack complex (MAC) that plays a key role in the innate and adaptive immune response by forming pores in the plasma membrane of target cells. C8A inserts into the target membrane, but does not form pores by itself. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa31-584 from human Complement component C8 alpha chain, fused to 10X His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E.coli. Molecular Weight: ~65.8kD Amino Acid Sequence: AATPAAVTCQLSNWSEWTDCFPCQDKKYRHRSLLQPNKFGGTICSGDIWDQASCSSSTTCVRQAQCGQDFQCKETGRCLKRHLVCNGDQDCLDGSDEDDCEDVRAIDEDCSQYEPIPGSQKAALGYNILTQEDAQSVYDASYYGGQCETVYNGEWRELRYDSTCERLYYGDDEKYFRKPYNFLKYHFEALADTGISSEFYDNANDLLSKVKKDKSDSFGVTIGIGPAGSPLLVGVGVSHSQDTSFLNELNKYNEKKFIFTRIFTKVQTAHFKMRKDDIMLDEGMLQSLMELPDQYNYGMYAKFINDYGTHYITSGSMGGIYEYILVIDKAKMESLGITSRDITTCFGGSLGIQYEDKINVGGGLSGDHCKKFGGGKTERARKAMAVEDIISRVRGGSSGWSGGLAQNRSTITYRSWGRSLKYNPVVIDFEMQPIHEVLRHTSLGPLEAKRQNLRRALDQYLMEFNACRCGPCFNNGVPILEGTSCRCQCRLGSLGAACEQTQTEGAKADGSWSCWSSWSVCRAGIQERRRECDNPAPQNGGASCPGRKVQTQAC 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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