RAC1 Protein (GST tag)

Catalog No. ABIN7197633

This Recombinant RAC1 protein is produced in Baculovirus infected Insect Cells.

Quick Overview for RAC1 Protein (GST tag) (ABIN7197633)

Target: RAC1

Protein Type: Recombinant

Origin: Human

Source: Baculovirus infected Insect Cells

Purity: > 95 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE.

Product Details

Purification tag / Conjugate: This RAC1 protein is labelled with GST tag.

Purpose: Recombinant Human RAC1/MIG5 Protein (GST Tag)

Sequence: Met 1-Cys 189

Characteristics: A DNA sequence encoding the mature form of human Rac1 isoform A (NP_008839.2) (Met 1-Cys 189) was expressed with the GST tag at the N-terminus.

Endotoxin Level: < 1.0 EU per μg as determined by the LAL method.

Application Details

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Lyophilized

Reconstitution: Please refer to the printed manual for detailed information.

Buffer: Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4

Storage: 4 °C,-20 °C,-80 °C

Storage Comment: Generally, lyophilized proteins are stable for up to 12 months when stored at -20 to -80°C. Reconstituted protein solution can be stored at 4-8°C for 2-7 days. Aliquots of reconstituted samples are stable at < -20°C for 3 months.

Target Details

Target: RAC1

Alternative Name: RAC1/MIG5

Background:

Background: RAC1 is a GTPase which belongs to the RAS superfamily of small GTP-binding proteins. Members of this superfamily appear to regulate a diverse array of cellular events, including the control of cell growth, cytoskeletal reorganization, and the activation of protein kinases. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for RAC1 gene. RAC1 is a plasma membrane-associated small GTPase which cycles between active GTP-bound and inactive GDP-bound states. In its active state, binds to a variety of effector proteins to regulate cellular responses such as secretory processes, phagocytosis of apoptotic cells, epithelial cell polarization and growth-factor induced formation of membrane ruffles. RAC1 p21/rho GDI heterodimer is the active component of the cytosolic factor sigma 1, which is involved in stimulation of the NADPH oxidase activity in macrophage. RAC1 is essential for the SPATA13-mediated regulation of cell migration and adhesion assembly and disassembly. RAC1's isoform B has an accelerated GEF-independent GDP/GTP exchange and an impaired GTP hydrolysis, which is restored partially by GTPase-activating proteins. It is able to bind to the GTPase-binding domain of PAK but not full-length PAK in a GTP-dependent manner, suggesting that the insertion does not completely abolish effector interaction. Stat3 is an important transcription factor that regulates both proinflammatory and anit-apoptotic pathways in the heart. It forms a multiprotein complex with RAC1 and PKC in an H/R-dependent manner by expression of constitutively active Rac1 mutant protein, and by RNA silencing of RAC1. Selective inhibition of PKC with calphostin C produces a marked suppression of Stat3 S727 phosphorylation. The association of Stat3 with Rax1 occurs predominantly at the cell membrane, but also inside the nucleus, and occurs through the binding of the coiled-coil domain of Stat3 to the 54 NH(2)-terminal residues of RAC1. Transfection with a peptide comprising the NH(2)-terminal 17 amino acid residues of RAC1-dependent signaling pathways resulting in physical association between Rac1 and Stat3 and the formation of a novel multiprotein complex with PKC.

Synonym: MIG5,p21-Rac1,Rac-1,TC-25

Molecular Weight: 47 kDa

NCBI Accession: NP_008839

Pathways: WNT Signaling, Regulation of Actin Filament Polymerization, Cell-Cell Junction Organization, Thromboxane A2 Receptor Signaling, VEGF Signaling