Matrix protein VP40 (VP40), Zaire ebolavirus, recombinant

Organism: Zaire ebolavirus (strain Kikwit-95) (ZEBOV) (Zaire Ebola virus). Source: E.coli. Expression Region: 1-326aa. Protein Length: Full Length. Tag Info: N-terminal 6xHis-tagged. Target Protein Sequence: MRRVILPTAP PEYMEAIYPV RSNSTIARGG NSNTGFLTPE SVNGDTPSNP LRPIADDTID HASHTPGSVS SAFILEAMVN VISGPKVLMK QIPIWLPLGV ADQKTYSFDS TTAAIMLASY TITHFGKATN PLVRVNRLGP GIPDHPLRLL RIGNQAFLQE FVLPPVQLPQ YFTFDLTALK LITQPLPAAT WTDDTPTGSN GALRPGISFH PKLRPILLPN KSGKKGNSAD LTSPEKIQAI MTSLQDFKIV PIDPTKNIMG IEVPETLVHK LTGKKVTSKN GQPIIPVLLP KYIGLDPVAP GDLTMVITQD CDTCHSPASL PAVIEK. Purity: Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE. Endotoxin: Not test. Biological Activity: n/a. Form: Liquid or Lyophilized powder. Buffer: If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0. Reconstitution: We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20 °C/-80 °C. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference. Storage: The shelf life is related to many factors, storage state, buffer ingredients, storage temperature and the stability of the protein itself. Generally, the shelf life of liquid form is 6 months at -20 °C/-80 °C. The shelf life of lyophilized form is 12 months at -20 °C/-80 °C. Notes: Repeated freezing and thawing is not recommended. Store working aliquots at 4 °C for up to one week. Relevance: Promotes virus assembly and budding by interacting with host proteins of the multivesicular body pathway. May facilitate virus budding by interacting with the nucleocapsid and the plasma membrane. Specific interactions with membrane-associated GP and VP24 during the budding process may also occur. The hexamer form seems to be involved in budding. The octamer form binds RNA, and may play a role in genome replication. Reference: "Crystal structure of the matrix protein VP40 from Ebola virus." Dessen A., Volchkov V., Dolnik O., Klenk H.-D., Weissenhorn W. EMBO J. 19:4228-4236(2000). Function: nan