Description
| Product Name: | Recombinant Human AGRP Protein (Trx Tag) |
| SKU: | RPES8029 |
| Size: | 20μg |
| Tag: | N-Trx |
| Reactivity: | Human |
| Expression Host: | E.coli |
| Accession: | O00253 |
| Sequence: | Ala21-Thr132 |
| Calculated Molecular Weight: | 32.2 kDa |
| Observed Molecular Weight: | 34 kDa |
| Synonyms: | Agouti related neuropeptide, Agouti Related Protein Homolog, Agouti-related protein, Agrp, AGRP, AGRT, ART, ASIP2 |
| Endotoxin: | < 10 EU/mg of the protein as determined by the LAL method |
| Purity: | > 90% as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE. |
Agouti Related Protein (AGRP, or AGRT), is an endogenous antagonist of the melanocortin receptors MC3R and MC4R found in the hypothalamus and exhibits potent orexigenic activity. AGRP can act as a competitive antagonist to proopiomelanocortin (POMC)-derived peptides at the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R), and that this homeostatic mechanism is important as a means of coordinating appetite with an perceived metabolic requirement. AGRP is upregulated by fasting while intracerebroventricular injections of synthetic AGRP lead to increased appetite and food intake. Thus, AGRP is a powerful orexigenic peptide that increases food intake when ubiquitously overexpressed or when administered centrally.
| Bio-activity: | Not validated for activity |
| Formulation: | Lyophilized from a 0.2 μm filtered solution in PBS with 5% Trehalose and 5% Mannitol. |
| Reconstitution: | It is recommended that sterile water be added to the vial to prepare a stock solution of 0.5 mg/mL. Concentration is measured by UV-Vis. |
| Storage: | Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80℃. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8℃ for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20℃ for 3 months. |
| Shipping: | This product is provided as lyophilized powder which is shipped with ice packs. |
