Recombinant human PKCalpha (PKCalpha), full length, GenBank Accession No. NM_002737, with N-terminal GST-tag, expressed in Sf9 insect cells via a baculovirus expression system. MW= 103 kDa.
Host cell line: Sf9 cells
Specific activity: 3075 pmol/min/ug
Background
PKCalpha (PKC alpha) is a member of the protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine- and threonine-specific protein kinases that can be activated by calcium and the second messenger diacylglycerol. PKC-alpha has been reported to play roles in many different cellular processes, such as cell adhesion, cell transformation, cell cycle checkpoint, and cell volume control(1). PKCalpha has been assigned to the chromosome region 17q22-q23.2 and has been identified as a fundamental regulator of cardiac contractility and Ca(2+) handling in myocytes (2).
Immunogen Region
full length
Tag
N-terminal GST-tag
Formulation
50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 0.25 mM DTT, 0.1 mM EGTA, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.1 mM PMSF, 25% glycerol.
Species
Human
Application
Useful for the study of enzyme kinetics, screening inhibitors, and selectivity profiling
Notes
5 mM MOPS, 2.5 mM beta-glycerophosphate, 5 mM MgCl2, 1 mM EGTA, 0.4 mM EDTA, 0.05 mM DTT, 2 mM ATP. Incubate PKCalpha with 0.2 mg/ml CREBtide peptide substrate and 50 M (33P)-ATP at 30°C for 15 minutes, then spot reaction on phosphocellulose paper, fix in 1% phosphoric acid, and assay with a scintillation counter.
Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.
GenBank
NM_002737
Mw(kda)
103 kDa
Synonyms
AAG6, PKCA, PRKCA, PRKACA, MGC129900, MGC129901, PKCalpha protein kinase c alpha
Uniprot
P17252
Shipping Temperature
-80°C (dry ice)
Format
Aqueous buffer solution
Purity
>=90%
Storage
At least 6 months at -80°C.
Reference
1. Coussens, L. et al. Science 233: 859-866, 1986. 2. Braz, J. C. et al. Nature Med. 10: 248-254, 2004.