| Species : |
Human |
| Source : |
E.coli |
| Tag : |
GST&His |
| Protein Length : |
24-64 aa |
| Form : |
Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH7.4, containing 0.01% SKL, 1mM DTT, 5% Trehalose and Proclin300. |
| Bio-activity : |
Defensin Beta 2 (DEFb2) is a 7 kDa secreted protein. It exhibits antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive bacteria, with highest activity against Gram-negative bacteria. Antimicrobial activity against P.aruginosa seems to be salt-sensitive and is reduced with high salt concentrations greater than 25 mM. The human DEFb2 cDNA encodes a 64 aa protein with a 23 aa signal sequence and a 41 aa mature sequence. Besides, Toll Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) has been identified as an interactor of DEFb2, thus a binding ELISA assay was conducted to detect the interaction of recombinant human DEFb2 and recombinant human TLR4. Briefly, DEFb2 was diluted serially in PBS with 0.01% BSA (pH 7.4). Duplicate samples of 100μl were then transferred to TLR4-coated microtiter wells and incubated for 1h at 37°C. Wells were washed with PBST and incubated for 1h with anti-DEFb2 pAb, then aspirated and washed 3 times. After incubation with HRP labelled secondary antibody for 1h at 37°C, wells were aspirated and washed 5 times. With the addition of substrate solution, wells were incubated 15-25 minutes at 37°C. Finally, add 50µL stop solution to the wells and read at 450/630nm immediately. The binding activity of DEFb2 and TLR4 was shown, the EC50 for this effect is 0.11 ug/mL. |
| Molecular Mass : |
34.3kDa |
| Endotoxin : |
<1.0EU per 1μg (determined by the LAL method). |
| Purity : |
> 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE. |
| Storage : |
Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Store at -20°C for 12 months. Aliquot and store at -80°C for 12 months. |
| Reconstitution : |
Reconstitute in 10mM PBS (pH7.4) to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL. Do not vortex. |
