Type
Recombinant
Description
Platelet Activating Factor (PAF) is a biologically active phospholipid, which exerts primarily proinflammatory activities by specifically signaling through G-protein-coupled receptors on platelets, neutrophils, and monocytes. Platelet Activating Factor Acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is a secreted protein that mediates PAF activity by specifically catalyzing hydrolysis of the “sn2” ester bond, resulting in the conversion of PAF to the biologically inactive lyso-PAF. PAF-AH can also interact with LDL particles to induce the hydrolysis of LDL-associated, oxidized phospholipids, generating lysophosphatidylcholine (lyso-PC) and other lysophospholipids. Recombinant Human PAF-AH is a 420 amino acid glycoprotein which migrates with an apparent molecular mass of 47–55 kDa by SDS-PAGE analysis. Recombinan Human PAF-AH has a calculated, theoretical meolecular weight of 47.8 kDa.
Amino Acid Sequence
FDWQYINPVAHMKSSAWVNKIQVLMAAASFGQTKIPRGNGPYSVGCTDLMFDHTNKGTFLRLYYPSQDNDRLDTLWIPNKEYFWGLSKFLGTHWLMGNILRLLFGSMTTPANWNSPLRPGEKYPLVVFSHGLGAFRTLYSAIGIDLASHGFIVAAVEHRDRSASATYYFKDQSAAEIGDKSWLYLRTLKQEEETHIRNEQVRQRAKECSQALSLILDIDHGKPVKNALDLKFDMEQLKDSIDREKIAVIGHSFGGATVIQTLSEDQRFRCGIALDAWMFPLGDEVYSRIPQPLFFINSEYFQYPANIIKMKKCYSPDKERKMITIRGSVHQNFADFTFATGKIIGHMLKLKGDIDSNVAIDLSNKASLAFLQKHLGLHKDFDQWDCLIEGDDENLIPGTNINTTNQHIMLQNSSGIEKYN
Source
HEK293 cells
Purity
95%
Biological Activity
Measured by its ability to cleave a PAF analog in a chromogenic substrate linked assay. At a PAF-AH concentration of 10.0 µg/ml, 50% cleavage was achieved at an incubation time of approximately 2 minutes.
Endotoxin
Endotoxin level is <0.1 ng/μg of protein (<1EU/μg).
Reconstitution
Centrifuge the vial prior to opening. Reconstitute in water to a concentration of 0.1–1.0 mg/ml. Do not vortex. For extended storage, it is recommended to further dilute in a buffer containing a carrier protein (example 0.1% BSA) and store in working aliquots at-20°C to –80°C.
Storage/Expiration
–20°C
