Recombinant Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus Alpha-insect toxin LqhaIT

• Product Name Alternative:

  Lqh-alpha-IT Short name: Alpha-IT

• Abbreviation:

  Recombinant Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus Alpha-insect toxin LqhaIT protein

• UniProt:

  P17728

• Expression Region:

  20-85aa

• Organism:

  Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus (Yellow scorpion)

• Target Sequence:

  VRDAYIAKNYNCVYECFRDAYCNELCTKNGASSGYCQWAGKYGNACWCYALPDNVPIRVPGKCHRK

• Tag:

  N-terminal 6xHis-SUMO-tagged

• Type:

  In Stock Protein

• Source:

  E.coli

• Field of Research:

  Others

• Relevance:

  Alpha toxins bind voltage-independently at site-3 of sodium channels (Nav) and inhibit the inactivation of the activated channels, thereby blocking neuronal transmission. The dissociation is voltage-dependent. This toxin is active on insects. It is also highly toxic to crustaceans and has a measurable but low toxicity to mice.

• Endotoxin:

  Not test

• Purity:

  Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

• Activity:

  Not Test

• Form:

  Liquid or Lyophilized powder

• Buffer:

  If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.

• Reconstitution:

  We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20°C/-80°C. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

• Function:

  Alpha toxins bind voltage-independently at site-3 of sodium channels (Nav) and inhibit the inactivation of the activated channels, thereby blocking neuronal transmission. The dissociation is voltage-dependent. This toxin is active on insects. It is also highly toxic to crustaceans and has a measurable but low toxicity to mice.

• Molecular Weight:

  23.5 kDa

• References & Citations:

  "Nucleotide sequence and structure analysis of a cDNA encoding an alpha insect toxin from the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus." Gurevitz M., Urbach D., Zlotkin E., Zilberberg N.Toxicon 29:1270-1272 (1991)

• Storage Conditions:

  The shelf life is related to many factors, storage state, buffer ingredients, storage temperature and the stability of the protein itself. Generally, the shelf life of liquid form is 6 months at -20°C/-80°C. The shelf life of lyophilized form is 12 months at -20°C/-80°C.

• Protein Length:

  Full Length of Mature Protein