Part of the plasmid amplification system, which corrects any decrease in copy number caused by a rare missegregation event. Catalyzes the recombination between the large inverted repetitions of the 2-micron plasmid during plasmid replication. This recombination event changes the direction of one of the two replication forks in the bidirectionally replicating molecule, effectively resulting in multiple rounds of replication from a single initiation event. Binds specifically to the FLP recognition target (FRT) site where it induces DNA to bend. Three types of bend exist. Type I is approximately 60 degrees and results from 1 FLP molecule binding to 1 symmetry element. Type II is >144 degrees and results from FLP molecules binding to symmetry elements a and b. Type III is approximately 65 degrees and results from FLP molecules binding to symmetry elements b and c. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa1-423 from SaccharoMyces cerevisiae Site-specific recombinase Flp, fused to 6X His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E.coli. Molecular Weight: ~54.1kD Amino Acid Sequence: MPQFGILCKTPPKVLVRQFVERFERPSGEKIALCAAELTYLCWMITHNGTAIKRATFMSYNTIISNSLSFDIVNKSLQFKYKTQKATILEASLKKLIPAWEFTIIPYYGQKHQSDITDIVSSLQLQFESSEEADKGNSHSKKMLKALLSEGESIWEITEKILNSFEYTSRFTKTKTLYQFLFLATFINCGRFSDIKNVDPKSFKLVQNKYLGVIIQCLVTETKTSVSRHIYFFSARGRIDPLVYLDEFLRNSEPVLKRVNRTGNSSSNKQEYQLLKDNLVRSYNKALKKNAPYSIFAIKNGPKSHIGRHLMTSFLSMKGLTELTNVVGNWSDKRASAVARTTYTHQITAIPDHYFALVSRYYAYDPISKEMIALKDETNPIEEWQHIEQLKGSAEGSIRYPAWNGIISQEVLDYLSSYINRRI 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.
