Type
Recombinant
Description
AllthreeisoformsofGROareCXCchemokinesthatcansignalthroughtheCXCR1orCXCR2receptors.TheGROproteinschemoattractandactivateneutrophilsandbasophils.RecombinanthumanGRO-γisa7.9 kDaproteinconsistingof73 aminoacidsincludingthe‘ELR’motifcommontotheCXCchemokinefamilythatbindtoCXCR1or CXCR2.
AminoAcidSequence
ASVVTELRCQCLQTLQGIHLKNIQSVNVRSPGPHCAQTEVIATLKNGKKACLNPASPMVQKIIEKILNKGSTN
Source
E.coli
Purity
98%
BIOLOGicalActivity
DeterminedbyitsABIlitytochemoattract293 transfectedCXCR2cellsusingaconcentrationrangeof10–100 ng/ml.
Endotoxin
Endotoxinlevelis<0.1 ng/μgofprotein(<1EU/μg).
Reconstitution
Centrifugethevialpriortoopening.Reconstituteinwatertoaconcentrationof0.1–1.0 mg/ml.Donotvortex.Thissolutioncanbestoredat2–8°Cforupto1 week.Forextendedstorage,itisrecommendedtofurtherdiluteinabuffercontainingacarrierprotein(example0.1%BSA)andstoreinworkingaliquotsat –20°Cto –80°C.
Storage/Expiration
–20°C