Recombinant Mouse FAP Protein, CF
Recombinant Mouse FAP Protein, CF Summary
Product Specifications
Leu26-Asp761
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Product Datasheets
Carrier Free
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.
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.
8647-SE
Formulation | Supplied as a 0.2 μm filtered solution in Tris, NaCl and Glycerol. |
Shipping | The product is shipped with polar packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below. |
Stability & Storage: | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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Assay Procedure
- Assay Buffer: 50 mM Tris, 1 M NaCl, 1 mg/mL BSA, pH 7.5
- Recombinant Mouse Fibroblast Activation Protein alpha /FAP (rmFAP) (Catalog # 8647-SE)
- Substrate: Z-Gly-Pro-AMC (Bachem, Catalog # I-1145), 10 mM stock in DMSO
- F16 Black Maxisorp Plate (Nunc, Catalog # 475515)
- Fluorescent Plate Reader (Model: SpectraMax Gemini EM by Molecular Devices) or equivalent
- Dilute rmFAP to 0.2 µg/mL in Assay Buffer.
- Dilute Substrate to 100 µM in Assay Buffer.
- Load 50 µL of 0.2 µg/mL of rmFAP into a plate, and start the reaction by adding 50 µL of 100 µM Substrate. Include a Substrate Blank containing 50 µL of Assay Buffer and 50 µL of Substrate.
- Read at excitation and emission wavelengths of 380 nm and 460 nm (top read), respectively, in kinetic mode for 5 minutes.
- Calculate specific activity:
Specific Activity (pmol/min/µg) = | Adjusted Vmax* (RFU/min) x Conversion Factor** (pmol/RFU) |
amount of enzyme (µg) |
*Adjusted for Substrate Blank
**Derived using calibration standard 7-Amino, 4-Methyl Coumarin (Sigma, Catalog # A9891).
- rmFAP: 0.010 µg
- Substrate: 50 µM
Scientific Data
Recombinant Mouse FAP (Catalog # 8647-SE) has a molecular weight (MW) of 173.8 kDa as analyzed by SEC-MALS, suggesting that this protein is a homodimer. MW may differ from predicted MW due to post-translational modifications (PTMs) present (i.e. Glycosylation).
Recombinant Mouse FAP (Catalog # 8647-SE) is measured by its ability to convert the substrate benzyloxycarbonyl-Gly-Pro-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin (Z-GP-AMC) to Z-Gly-Pro and 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin (AMC).
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Background: Fibroblast Activation Protein alpha/FAP
FAP (also known as seprase) is a 95 kDa Type II transmembrane serine protease that is structurally related to dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV/CD26) (1, 2). Within the extracellular domain, mouse FAP shares 90% and 97% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with human and rat FAP, respectively (3, 4). Alternative splicing of mouse FAP generates isoforms with a 33 aa or 5 aa deletion in the extracellular juxtamembrane region (3). FAP is expressed on reactive stromal fibroblasts in tumor tissue and wound healing and on synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis (1, 5-7). It exhibits dipeptidyl peptidase activity with substrate specificity similar to DPPIV, which is specific for N-terminal Xaa-Pro sequences (5, 8). FAP is also an endopeptidase that can degrade Gelatin, Collagens I and IV, Fibronectin, and Laminin (1, 5, 8) as well as several peptide hormones (e.g. Neuropeptide Y, Brain Natriuretic Peptide, Substance P, Peptide YY, and Incretins) (9). The enzymatic activity is dependent on FAP association with DPPIV on the cell surface (5, 8, 10, 11). The matrix-dedgrading activity of FAP contributes to tumor cell migration and invasion (10-13). In addition, FAP can enhance tumor cell growth by limiting the development of anti-tumor immunity (14).
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- Scanlan, M.J. et al. (1994) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:5657.
- Park, J.E. et al. (1999) J. Biol. Chem. 274:36505.
- Rettig, W.J. et al. (1988) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85:3110.
- Bauer, S. et al. (2006) Arthritis Res. 8:R171.
- Aertgeerts, K. et al. (2005) J. Biol. Chem. 280:19441.
- Keane, F.M. et al. (2011) FEBS J. 278:1316.
- Ghersi, G. et al. (2006) Cancer Res. 66:4652.
- Ghersi, G. et al. (2002) J. Biol. Chem. 277:29231.
- Cheng, J.D. et al. (2005) Mol. Cancer Ther. 4:351.
- Cheng, J.D. et al. (2002) Cancer Res. 62:4767.
- Kraman, M. et al. (2010) Science 330:827.
Citations for Recombinant Mouse FAP Protein, CF
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A synthetic urinary probe-coated nanoparticles sensitive to fibroblast activation protein ? for solid tumor diagnosis
Authors: X Feng, Q Wang, Y Liao, X Zhou, Y Wang, W Liu, G Zhang
Int J Nanomedicine, 2017-07-27;12(0):5359-5372.
Species: Mouse
Sample Types: Whole Cells
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Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) Accelerates Collagen Degradation and Clearance from Lungs in Mice
Authors: MH Fan, Q Zhu, HH Li, HJ Ra, S Majumdar, DL Gulick, JA Jerome, DH Madsen, M Christofid, DW Speicher, WW Bachovchin, C Feghali-Bo, E Puré
J. Biol. Chem., 2015-12-09;291(15):8070-89.
Applications: Bioassay
FAQs
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No, this enzyme does not have a tag. Please refer to the Source section on the product-specific page or product datasheet for sequence information.
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