Hsp70 (human recombinant, baculovirus expressed)

Heat shock protein 70s (Hsp70s) are abundant and stress-inducible 70 kDa molecular chaperone proteins encoded by a highly conserved, multigene family. They are monomeric proteins that can be divided into two functional domains: an N-terminal ATPase domain and a substrate binding domain that contains a highly conserved EEVD motif at its C-terminus. Hsp70s are found in the cytosol, nuclei, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, and chloroplasts of eukaryotes, as well as in bacteria. They function as molecular chaperones that assist in a wide range of cellular processes, including refolding of aggregated or misfolded proteins, co- and post-translational folding and assembly of nascent peptides, membrane translocation of secretory and organellar proteins, controlling activity of regulatory nuclear receptors, kinases and transcription factors, as well as acting cooperatively with the Hsp90 chaperone system in eukaryotes. The Hsp70 chaperone cycle is ATP-dependent and initiated by transient interaction of the Hsp70 substrate binding domain with hydrophobic regions within a peptide or protein. It consists of an alteration between the low-affinity ATP-bound state with fast rates of substrate exchange and the high-affinity ADP bound state with slow rates of substrate exchange. Hsp70s are subject to a variety of post-translational modifications and their expression is upregulated under conditions of cellular stress and in a variety of disease states. This product contains human recombinant Hsp70 expressed and purified from baculovirus infected insect cells. This Eukaryotic expression system allows post-translational modifications to occur on the protein product (i.e., glycosylation, phosphorylation, acetylation, etc).Synonyms: Heat Shock Protein 70 HspA1A. Purity: >75% estimated by SDS-PAGE. Source: Active N-terminal Histidine-tagged human Hsp70 protein (full length) purified from insect cells. Amino Acids: 2-641 (Full Length). MW: 71.7 kDa. Formulation: (Request formulation change), 50 mM HEPES, pH 8.0, 150 mM sodium chloride, 1 mM DTT, and 10% glycerol. UniProt Accession #: P0DMV8.