Cleaves collagens of types I, II, and III at one site in the helical domain. Also cleaves collagens of types VII and X. In case of HIV infection, interacts and cleaves the secreted viral Tat protein, leading to a decrease in neuronal Tats mediated neurotoxicity. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa101-469 from human Interstitial collagenase, fused to 6X His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E.coli. Molecular Weight: ~46.5kD Amino Acid Sequence: VLTEGNPRWEQTHLTYRIENYTPDLPRADVDHAIEKAFQLWSNVTPLTFTKVSEGQADIMISFVRGDHRDNSPFDGPGGNLAHAFQPGPGIGGDAHFDEDERWTNNFREYNLHRVAAHELGHSLGLSHSTDIGALMYPSYTFSGDVQLAQDDIDGIQAIYGRSQNPVQPIGPQTPKACDSKLTFDAITTIRGEVMFFKDRFYMRTNPFYPEVELNFISVFWPQLPNGLEAAYEFADRDEVRFFKGNKYWAVQGQNVLHGYPKDIYSSFGFPRTVKHIDAALSEENTGKTYFFVANKYWRYDEYKRSMDPGYPKMIAHDFPGIGHKVDAVFMKDGFFYFFHGTRQYKFDPKTKRILTLQKANSWFNCRKN 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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