| Species : |
Human |
| Source : |
HEK293 |
| Tag : |
DDK&Myc |
| Description : |
This gene encodes a member of the bestrophin gene family. This small gene family is characterized by proteins with a highly conserved N-terminus with four to six transmembrane domains. Bestrophins may form chloride ion channels or may regulate voltage-gated L-type calcium-ion channels. Bestrophins are generally believed to form calcium-activated chloride-ion channels in epithelial cells but they have also been shown to be highly permeable to bicarbonate ion transport in retinal tissue. Mutations in this gene are responsible for juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD2), also known as Best macular dystrophy, in addition to adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD) and other retinopathies. Alternative splicing results in multiple variants encoding distinct isoforms. |
| Form : |
25 mM Tris.HCl, pH 7.3, 100 mM glycine, 10% glycerol. |
| Molecular Mass : |
67.5 kDa |
| Purity : |
> 80% as determined by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining |
| Concentration : |
>50 ug/mL as determined by microplate BCA method |
