| Species : | Human | 
                                
                                    | Source : | HEK293 | 
                                
                                    | Tag : | DDK&Myc | 
                                
                                    | Description : | This gene encodes one of the three alpha chains of type IX collagen, which is a minor (5-20%) collagen component of hyaline cartilage. Type IX collagen is usually found in tissues containing type II collagen, a fibrillar collagen. Studies in knockout mice have shown that synthesis of the alpha 1 chain is essential for assembly of type IX collagen molecules, a heterotrimeric molecule, and that lack of type IX collagen is associated with early onset osteoarthritis. Mutations in this gene are associated with osteoarthritis in humans, with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, 6, a form of chondrodysplasia, and with Stickler syndrome, a disease characterized by ophthalmic, orofacial, articular, and auditory defects. Two transcript variants that encode different isoforms have been identified for this gene. | 
                                
                                    | Molecular Mass : | 91.87 kDa | 
                                
                                    | AA Sequence : | MKTCWKIPVFFFVCSFLEPWASAAVKRRPRFPVNSNSNGGNELCPKIRIGQDDLPGFDLISQFQVDKAASRRAIQRVVGSATLQVAYKLGNNVDFRIPTRNLYPSGLPEEYSFLTTFRMTGSTLKKNWNIWQIQDSSGKEQVGIKINGQTQSVVFSYKGLDGSLQTAAFSNLSSLFDSQWHKIMIGVERSSATLFVDCNRIESLPIKPRGPIDIDGFAVLGKLADNPQVSVPFELQWMLIHCDPLRPRRETCHELPARITPSQTTDERGPPGEQGPPGPPGPPGVPGIDGIDGDRGPKGPPGPPGPAGEPGKPGAPGKPGTPGADGLTGPDGSPGSIGSKGQKGEPGVPGSRGFPGRGIPGPPGPPGTAGLPGELGRVGPVGDPGRRGPPGPPGPPGPRGTIGFHDGDPLCPNACPPGRSGYPGLPGMRGHKGAKGEIGEPGRQGHKGEEGDQGELGEVGAQGPPGAQGLRGITGIVGDKGEKGARGLDGEPGPQGLPGAPGDQGQRGPPGEAGPKGDRGAEGARGIPGLPGPKGDTGLPGVDGRDGIPGMPGTKGEPGKPGPPGDAGLQGLPGVPGIPGAKGVAGEKGSTGAPGKPGQMGNSGKPGQQGPPGEVGPRGPQGLPGSRGELGPVGSPGLPGKLGSLGSPGLPGLPGPPGLPGMKGDRGVVGEPGPKGEQGASGEEGEAGERGELGDIGLPGPKGSAGNPGEPGLRGPEGSRGLPGVEGPRGPPGPRGVQGEQGATGLPGVQGPPGRAPTDQHIKQVCMRVIQEHFAEMAASLKRPDSGATGLPGRPGPPGPPGPPGENGFPGQMGIRGLPGIKGPPGALGLRGPKGDLGEKGERGPPGRGPNGLPGAIGLPGDPGPASYGRNGRDGERGPPGVAGIPGVPGPPGPPGLPGFCEPASCTMQAGQRAFNKGPDPTRTRPLEQKLISEEDLAANDILDYKDDDDKV | 
                                
                                    | Purity : | > 80% as determined by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining | 
                                
                                    | Stability : | Stable for 3 months from receipt of products under proper storage and handling conditions. | 
                                
                                    | Storage : | Store at -80 centigrade. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles. | 
                                
                                    | Concentration : | 50 μg/mL as determined by BCA | 
                                
                                    | Storage Buffer : | 100 mM glycine, 25 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.3. |