| Applications: | SDS-PAGE |
| Species Reactivity: | Human |
| MW: | 19.05kDa (166aa);;18-28kDa (SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.) |
| Purity: | > 85% by SDS - PAGE. |
| Description: | CD74, also known as HLA class II histocompatibility antigen gamma chain or HLA-DR antigens-associated invariant chain or CD74 (Cluster of Differentiation 74). The nascent MHC class II protein in the rough ER has its peptide-binding cleft blocked by the invariant chain (Ii; a trimer) to prevent it from binding cellular peptides or peptides from the endogenous pathway. The invariant chain also facilitates MHC class II's export from the ER in a vesicle. The signal for endosomal targeting resides in the cytoplasmic tail of the invariant chain. This fuses with a lateendosome containing the endocytosed, degraded proteins. It is then cleaved by cathepsin S (cathepsin L in cortical thymic epithelial cells), leaving only a small fragment calle CLIP which blocks peptide binding until HLA-DM binds to MHC II, releasing CLIP and allowing other peptides to bind. The stable MHC class-II is then presented on the cell surface. Recombinant human CD74, fused to His-tag at C-terminus, was expressed in insect cell and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques. |
| Further Information: | Sequence: QQQGRLDKLT VTSQNLQLEN LRMKLPKPPK PVSKMRMATP LLMQALPMGA LPQGPMQNAT KYGNMTEDHV MHLLQNADPL KVYPPLKGSF PENLRHLKNT METIDWKVFE SWMHHWLLFE MSRHSLEQKP TDAPPKESLE LEDPSSGLGV TKQDLGPVPM HHHHHH |
| Synonym: | HLA class II histocompatibility antigen gamma chain isoform b, DHLAG, HLADG, Ia-GAMMA II |
| Ascension Number: | P04233 |
| NCBI EntrezGene: | NP_004346 |
| Shipping Conditions: | Ship on cold packs |
| Storage: | Can be stored at +2C to +8C for 1 week. For long term storage, aliquot and store at -20C to -80C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing cycles. |
| Usage: | Research use only |
