Recombinant Human Linear Tetra-Ub Non-hydrolyzable, CF

Catalog #: UCN-710 Datasheet / COA / SDS

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Recombinant Human Linear Tetra-Ub Non-hydrolyzable, CF Summary

Product Specifications

Purity
>95%, by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and visualized by Colloidal Coomassie® Blue stain
Activity
Ubiquitin chains vary in length, linkage, and function. -linked Linear Non-hydrolyzable Tetra-Ubiquitin Chains (Ub4) may be useful for investigating Ubiquitin-binding proteins and exploring the role of unanchored Ubiquitin chains in signaling pathways. Reaction conditions will need to be optimized for each specific application. IMPORTANT: Heating this product in SDS-PAGE buffer or terminating reactions containing this product with heated SDS-PAGE buffer could lead to unexpected, high apparent molecular weight banding or smearing on gels that is not representative of product purity. For optimal results, we recommend incubation in SDS-PAGE buffer + DTT at <40 °C for 20 minutes prior to gel electrophoresis.
Source
E. coli-derived human Tetra-Ubiquitin protein

Each Ubiquitin contains a Pro substitution at position 73.

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Predicted Molecular Mass
34 kDa

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UCN-710

Carrier Free

What does CF mean?

CF stands for Carrier Free (CF). We typically add Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) as a carrier protein to our recombinant proteins. Adding a carrier protein enhances protein stability, increases shelf-life, and allows the recombinant protein to be stored at a more dilute concentration. The carrier free version does not contain BSA.

What formulation is right for me?

In general, we advise purchasing the recombinant protein with BSA for use in cell or tissue culture, or as an ELISA standard. In contrast, the carrier free protein is recommended for applications, in which the presence of BSA could interfere.

UCN-710

Formulation Lyophilized from a solution in deionized water.
Reconstitution Reconstitute at 2 mg/ml in aqueous buffer.
Shipping The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
  • 6 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.
  • 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
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Background: Tetra-Ubiquitin

With a predicted molecular weight of 34 kDa, Tetra-Ubiquitin chains are composed of four Ubiquitin monomers that are covalently linked through  isopeptide bonds, which typically form between a lysine residue of one Ubiquitin molecule and the C-terminal glycine residue of another Ubiquitin molecule (1). Each human Ubiquitin monomer is 76 amino acids (aa) in length and shares 96% and 100% aa identity with yeast and mouse Ubiquitin, respectively (2). Seven of the 76 aa in Ubiquitin are lysine residues that can participate in poly-Ubiquitin chain formation. Linkage through specific lysine residues is thought to serve as a signal that affects protein degradation, signaling, trafficking, and other cellular processes (3-8).

This linear Ubiquitin fusion protein is resistant to the activity of deubiquitinating enzymes (DUB's) that cleave the peptide linkage between adjacent Ubiquitin molecules.  Ubiquitin is not expressed directly as free Ubiquitin, but rather as linear fusions either to itself or to certain ribosomal protein subunits.  These Ubiquitin-fusion precursors are proteolyzed by DUB's at the appropriate junction points to yield active Ubiquitin monomers with C-termini ending in GG.  There are likely several intracellular DUB's which perform this essential processing role.  This protein may be useful in analyzing interactions between linear Ubiquitin and proteins that contain Ubiquitin-associated domains (UBA's) or Ubiquitin-interacting motifs (UIM's). 

References
  1. Scheffner, M. et al. (1995) Nature 373:81.
  2. Sharp, P.M. & W.-H. Li (1987) Trends Ecol. Evol. 2:328.
  3. Behrends, C. & J.W. Harper (2011) Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 18:520.
  4. Greene, W. et al. (2012) PLoS Pathog. 8:e1002703.
  5. Henry, A.G. et al. (2012) Dev. Cell 23:519.
  6. Tong, X. et al. (2012) J. Biol. Chem. 287:25280.
  7. Wei, W. et al. (2004) Nature 428:194.
  8. Zhang, J. et al. (2012) J. Biol. Chem. 287:28646.
Entrez Gene IDs
7314 (Human)
Alternate Names
HEL-S-50; TetraUbiquitin; Tetra-Ubiquitin; Ub4; UBB; ubiquitin B

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