Description
General description
45 kDa
Activins are dimeric growth and differentiation factors which belong to the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily of structurally related signaling proteins. Activins signal through a heteromeric complex of receptor serine kinases which include at least two type I ( I and IB) and two type II (II and IIB) receptors. These receptors are all transmembrane proteins, composed of a ligand-binding extracellular domain with cysteine-rich region, a transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic domain with predicted serine/threonine specificity. Type I receptors are essential for signaling; and type II receptors are required for binding ligands and for expression of type I receptors. Type I and II receptors form a stable complex after ligand binding, resulting in phosphorylation of type I receptors by type II receptors. This gene encodes activin A type I receptor which signals a particular transcriptional response in concert with activin type II receptors. Mutations in this gene are associated with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive.
Packaging
Also available in 10μg size as catalog # 14-937 and in bulk as catalog # 14-937-K.
Also available in 250μg size as catalog # 14-937M and in bulk as catalog # 14-937-K.
Physical form
Protein in 50mM Tris/HCl pH7.5, 300mM NaCl, 0.1mM EGTA, 0.03% Brij-35, 270mM sucrose, 1mM benzamidine, 0.2mM PMSF, 0.1% 2-mercaptoethanol. Frozen solution.
Preparation Note
6 months at -70°C
Analysis Note
For Specific Activity data, refer to the Certificate of Analysis for individual lots of this enzyme.
Routinely evaluated by phosphorylation of casein
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