Description
Recombinant Human Afamin/AFM Protein
The Recombinant Human Afamin/AFM Protein is a biologically active recombinant protein that plays a significant role in various cellular processes and signaling pathways in human biology. This protein is widely employed in immunological research, cell biology studies, protein-protein interaction analyses, and therapeutic development, providing researchers with a reliable tool for investigating Afamin/AFM function and its implications in health and disease.
This product (SKU: RPCB1495) is produced using HEK293 cells and features a C-His tag for convenient detection and purification. The protein exhibits a calculated molecular weight of 69.91 kDa with an observed molecular weight of 75-100 kDa under denaturing conditions, achieving ≥ 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE., ensuring exceptional quality and consistency for research applications.
Key Features
High Purity by Affinity Chromatography | |
Mammalian & Bacterial Expression Systems | |
High lot-to-lot consistency via strict QC |
Product Name: | Recombinant Human Afamin/AFM Protein |
SKU: | RPCB1495 |
Size: | 10 μg , 20 μg , 50 μg , 100 μg |
Reactivity: | Human |
Synonyms: | ALF, ALB2, ALBA, AFM |
Tag: | C-His |
Expression Host: | HEK293 cells |
Calculated MW: | 69.91 kDa |
Observed MW: | 75-100 kDa |
Gene ID: | 173 |
Protein Description: | High quality, high purity and low endotoxin recombinant Recombinant Human Afamin/AFM Protein (RPCB1495), tested reactivity in HEK293 cells and has been validated in SDS-PAGE.100% guaranteed. |
Endotoxin: | < 0.1 EU/μg of the protein by LAL method. |
Purity: | ≥ 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
Formulation: | Lyophilized from a 0.22 μm filtered solution of PBS, pH 7.4. |
Reconstitution: | Centrifuge the vial before opening. Reconstitute to a concentration of 0.1-0.5 mg/mL in sterile distilled water. Avoid vortex or vigorously pipetting the protein. For long term storage, it is recommended to add a carrier protein or stablizer (e.g. 0.1% BSA, 5% HSA, 10% FBS or 5% Trehalose), and aliquot the reconstituted protein solution to minimize free-thaw cycles. |
Storage: | Store at -20℃.Store the lyophilized protein at -20℃ to -80 ℃ up to 1 year from the date of receipt. After reconstitution, the protein solution is stable at -20℃ for 3 months, at 2-8℃ for up to 1 week. |
Afamin is an 87 kDa glycoprotein with five predicted N-glycosylation sites. Afamin's glycan abundance contributes to conformational and chemical inhomogeneity presenting great challenges for molecular structure determination. Afamin, a human plasma glycoprotein and putative transporter of hydrophobic molecules, has been shown to act as extracellular chaperone for poorly soluble, acylated Wnt proteins, forming a stable, soluble complex with functioning Wnt proteins. The 2.1-? crystal structure of glycosylated human afamin reveals an almost exclusively hydrophobic binding cleft capable of harboring large hydrophobic moieties. Afamin plays a role in anti-apoptotic cellular processes related to oxidative stress and is associated with insulin resistance and other features of metabolic syndrome. Afamin may serve as a new early biomarker for pathological glucose metabolism during pregnancy. And first trimester screening for pre-eclampsia could be provided by a combination of afamin and placental bed vascularization. Moreover, the combination of first trimester serum afamin levels with BMI could provide a possible screening for gestational diabetes mellitus.