We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20°C/-80°C. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.
Tag
N-terminal 10xHis-GST-tagged and C-terminal Myc-tagged
Molecular Weight
42.6 kDa
Relevance
(Desert hedgehog protein): The C-terminal part of the desert hedgehog protein precursor displays an autoproteolysis and a cholesterol transferase activity . Both activities result in the cleavage of the full-length protein into two parts (N-product and C-product) followed by the covalent attachment of a cholesterol moiety to the C-terminal of the newly generated N-product . Both activities occur in the reticulum endoplasmic . Functions in cell-cell mediated juxtacrine signaling . Promotes endothelium integrity . Binds to PTCH1 receptor, which functions in association with smoothened (SMO), to activate the transcription of target genes in endothelial cells . In Schwann cells, controls the development of the peripheral nerve sheath and the transition of mesenchymal cells to form the epithelium-like structure of the perineurial tube . (Desert hedgehog protein N-product): The dually lipidated desert hedgehog protein N-product is essential for a variety of patterning events during development . Binds to the patched (PTCH1) receptor, which functions in association with smoothened (SMO), to activate the transcription of target genes . Required for normal testis development and spermatogenesis, namely for the formation of adult-type Leydig cells and normal development of peritubular cells and seminiferous tubules . Activates primary cilia signaling on neighboring valve interstitial cells through a paracrine mechanism . May induce motor neurons in lateral neural tube and may have a polarizing activity . Prevents the desert hedgehog protein precursor binding to PTCH1 .
Source
E.coli
Endotoxin Level
Not test.
Form
Liquid or Lyophilized powder
Notes
Repeated freezing and thawing is not recommended. Store working aliquots at 4°C for up to one week.
If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.
Purity
Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Storage
The shelf life is related to many factors, storage state, buffer ingredients, storage temperature and the stability of the protein itself. Generally, the shelf life of liquid form is 6 months at -20°C/-80°C. The shelf life of lyophilized form is 12 months at -20°C/-80°C.
Reviews of Recombinant Human Desert hedgehog protein (DHH), partial