Optimal working dilution should be determined by the investigator.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
1 mg/mL
Buffer
Phosphate-Buffered Saline (pH 7.4) with 0.02% Sodium Azide, 10% glycero
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains Sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Storage
4 °C,-20 °C,-80 °C
Storage Comment
Can be stored at +2°C to +8°C for 1 week. For long term storage, aliquot and store at -20°C to -80°C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing cycles.
Target
CRYAA
(Crystallin, alpha A (CRYAA))
Alternative Name
Crystallin alpha A/CRYAA
Background
Alpha-crystallins, a major protein of the ocular lens, are thought to play a role in maintaining lens transparency,which are composed of two gene products alpha-A and alpha-B, for acidic and basic, respectively.alpha-crystallins can be induced by heat shock and are members of the small heat shock protein (sHSP). They actas molecular chaperones and hold unfolded or misfolded proteins in large, water-soluble low molecular weightaggregates. These heterogeneous aggregates consist of 30-40 subunits of the alpha-A and alpha-B subunitshave a 3:1 ratio, respectively. Two additional function of alpha-crystallins are an autokinase activity and theparticipation in the intracellular architecture.