Cathepsin B Active Protein | CTSB active protein

Cathepsin B Protein, Human, Recombinant (His Tag)

Cat. Num. AAA8120307

• Gene Names: CTSB; APPS; CPSB
• Purity: >97% as determined by SDS-PAGE
• Synonyms: Cathepsin B; Cathepsin B Protein; Human; Recombinant (His Tag); Human Cathepsin B/CTSB Protein (His Tag); APPS Protein; CPSB Protein; cathepsin B; CTSB active protein

• Host: HEK293 Cells
• Purity/Purification: >97% as determined by SDS-PAGE
• Form/Format: Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH7.4. Normally 5%-8% trehalose, mannitol and 0.01% Tween80 are added as protectants before lyophilization. Please refer to the specific buffer information in the hard copy of CoA.
• Sequence: Arg18-Ile339

• Species: Human
• Endotoxin: <1.0EU per ug of the protein as determined by the LAL method
• Predicted N Terminal: Arg 18 & Phe 74
• Tag: C-His
• Protein Construction: A DNA sequence encoding the pre pro form of human CTSB (Arg18-Ile339)(NP_001899.1) was expressed with a C-terminal polyhistidine tag.
• Reconstitution: A hardcopy of COA with reconstitution instruction is sent along with the products. Please refer to it for detailed information.
• Activity: Measured by its ability to cleave the fluorogenic peptide substrate Z-LR-AMC. The specific activity is >2,500pmoles/min/ug.
• Preparation and Storage: Samples are stable for up to twelve months from date of receipt at -20 degree C to -80 degree C. Store it under sterile conditions at -20 degree C to -80 degree C. It is recommended that the protein be aliquoted for optimal storage. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.; In general, recombinant proteins are provided as lyophilized powder which are shipped at ambient temperature. Bulk packages of recombinant proteins are provided as frozen liquid.; They are shipped out with blue ice.

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Background: Cathepsin B is a papain-family cysteine protease that is normally located in lysosomes, where it is involved in the turnover of proteins and plays various roles in maintaining the normal metabolism of cells. This protease has been implicated in pathological conditions, e.g., tumor progression and arthritis. In disease conditions, increases in the expression of cathepsin B occur at both the gene and protein levels. Cathepsin B is synthesized as a preproenzyme and the primary pathways for its normal trafficking to the lysosome utilize mannose 6-phosphate receptors (MPRs). Mature cathepsin B has the ability to degrade several extracellular matrix components at both neutral and acidic pH and has been implicated in the progression of several human and rodent tumors progression and arthritis. Cathepsin B expression is increased in many human cancers at the mRNA, protein and activity levels. It is also frequently overexpressed in premalignant lesions, an observation that associates this protease with local invasive stages of cancer. Increased expression of cathepsin B in primary cancers, and especially in preneoplastic lesions, suggests that this enzyme might have pro-apoptotic features. Active cathepsin B is also secreted from tumours, a mechanism likely to be facilitated by lysosomal exocytosis or extracellular processing by surface activators. Cathepsin B is localized to caveolae on the tumour surface, where binding to the annexin II heterotetramer occurs. Thus CTSB is suggested as a tumor marker. Additionally, Cathepsin B can degrade extracellular matrix proteins, such as collagen IV and laminin, and can activate the precursor form of urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), perhaps thereby initiating an extracellular proteolytic cascade.

References

Mai J, et al. (2000) Cell surface complex of cathepsin B/annexin II tetramer in malignant progression. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1477(1-2): 215-30.Podgorski I, et al. (2003) Cathepsin B and its role(s) in cancer progression. Biochem Soc Symp. (70): 263-76.Yan S, et al. (2003) Molecular regulation of human cathepsin B: implication in pathologies. Biol Chem. 384(6): 845-54.Roshy S, et al. (2003) Pericellular cathepsin B and malignant progression. Cancer Metastasis Rev. 22(2-3): 271-86.

NCBI and Uniprot Product Information

• NCBI GI #: 4503139
• NCBI GeneID: 1508
• NCBI Accession #: NP_001899.1
• NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #: NM_001908.3
• UniProt Accession #: P07858; Q503A6; Q96D87; B3KQR5; B3KRR5
• Molecular Weight: 160,000
• NCBI Official Full Name: cathepsin B preproprotein
• NCBI Official Synonym Full Names: cathepsin B
• NCBI Official Symbol: CTSB
• NCBI Official Synonym Symbols: APPS; CPSB
• NCBI Protein Information: cathepsin B; cathepsin B1; APP secretase; cysteine protease; amyloid precursor protein secretase
• UniProt Protein Name: Cathepsin B
• Protein Family: Cathepsin
• UniProt Gene Name: CTSB
• UniProt Synonym Gene Names: CPSB; APPS
• UniProt Entry Name: CATB_HUMAN

NCBI Description

The protein encoded by this gene is a lysosomal cysteine proteinase composed of a dimer of disulfide-linked heavy and light chains, both produced from a single protein precursor. It is also known as amyloid precursor protein secretase and is involved in the proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP). Incomplete proteolytic processing of APP has been suggested to be a causative factor in Alzheimer disease, the most common cause of dementia. Overexpression of the encoded protein, which is a member of the peptidase C1 family, has been associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma and other tumors. At least five transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Uniprot Description

CTSB: Thiol protease which is believed to participate in intracellular degradation and turnover of proteins. Has also been implicated in tumor invasion and metastasis. Dimer of a heavy chain and a light chain cross-linked by a disulfide bond. Interacts with SRPX2. Belongs to the peptidase C1 family.

Protein type: Autophagy; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; EC 3.4.22.1; Protease

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 8p22

Cellular Component: extracellular space; mitochondrion; intracellular membrane-bound organelle; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; lysosome; nucleolus; extracellular region; melanosome; intracellular

Molecular Function: collagen binding; peptidase activity; proteoglycan binding; protein binding; cysteine-type endopeptidase activity; cysteine-type peptidase activity

Biological Process: regulation of apoptosis; extracellular matrix disassembly; collagen catabolic process; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; epithelial cell differentiation; proteolysis involved in cellular protein catabolic process; regulation of catalytic activity; toll-like receptor signaling pathway; innate immune response; decidualization; proteolysis