Recombinant Human COMP protein

>90% as determined by SDS-PAGE

Please contact with the lab for this information.

A DNA sequence encoding the human COMP (Ser123-His240) was fused with His tag

P49747

E.coli

Homo sapiens (Human)

14.57 kDa

Supplied as solution form in PBS pH 7.5 or lyophilized from PBS pH 7.5.

In general, proteins are provided as lyophilized powder/frozen liquid. They are shipped out with dry ice/blue ice unless customers require otherwise.

Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze thaw cycles.
Store at 2 to 8 °C for one week .
Store at -20 to -80 °C for twelve months from the date of receipt.

Reconstitute in sterile water for a stock solution.A copy of datasheet will be provided with the products, please refer to it for details.

Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP), also referred to as Thrombospondin-5, is a non-collagenous extracellular matrix (ECM) protein and belongs to the subgroup B of the thrombospondin protein family. This protein is expressed primarily in cartilage, ligament, and tendon, and binds to other ECM proteins such as collagen I, II and IX with high affinities depending on the divalent cations Zn2+ or Ni2+. COMP is a secreted glycoprotein that is important for growth plate organization and function. It is suggested to play a role in cell growth and development, and recent studies have revealed the possible mechanism that it protects cells against death by elevating members of the IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis protein) family of survival proteins. Mutations in COMP cause two skeletal dysplasias, pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) and multiple epiphyseal dysplasia (EDM1), and up-regulated expression of COMP are observed in rheumatoid arthritis and certain carcinomas.

Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein,COMP,Thrombospondin-5,TSP5.

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