| Details of Functionality | Ubiquitin chains vary in length, linkage, and function. K63-linked His6-Poly-Ubiquitin Chains (Ub2-7) are ideal for investigating Ubiquitin-binding proteins and as substrates for Ubiquitin-specific isopeptidases. Reaction conditions will need to be optimized for each specific application. IMPORTANT: Heating this product in SDS-PAGE buffer or terminating reactions containing this product with heated SDS-PAGE buffer could lead to unexpected, high apparent molecular weight banding or smearing on gels that is not representative of product purity. For optimal results, we recommend incubation in SDS-PAGE buffer + DTT at <40 °C for 20 minutes prior to gel electrophoresis. |
| Source | E. coli-derived human Poly-Ubiquitin protein Contains a 6-His tag |
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| Protein/Peptide Type | Recombinant Proteins |
| Purity | >95%, by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and visualized by Colloidal Coomassie® Blue stain. |
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| Theoretical MW | 19 kDa (Ub2), 29 kDa (Ub3), 38 kDa (Ub4), 48 kDa (Ub5), 57 kDa (Ub6), and 67 kDa (Ub7). Disclaimer note: The observed molecular weight of the protein may vary from the listed predicted molecular weight due to post translational modifications, post translation cleavages, relative charges, and other experimental factors. |
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| Storage | Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
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| Buffer | X mg/ml in sterile, deionized water |
| Purity | >95%, by SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions and visualized by Colloidal Coomassie® Blue stain. |
Poly-Ubiquitin chains are composed of Ubiquitin monomers that are covalently linked through isopeptide bonds, which typically form between a lysine residue of one Ubiquitin molecule and the C-terminal glycine residue of another Ubiquitin molecule (1). Each human Ubiquitin monomer is 76 amino acids (aa) in length and shares 96% and 100% aa identity with yeast and mouse Ubiquitin, respectively (2). Seven of the 76 aa in Ubiquitin are lysine residues that can participate in poly-Ubiquitin chain formation. Linkage through specific lysine residues is thought to serve as a signal that affects protein degradation, signaling, trafficking, and other cellular processes (3-8).
Linkage specific poly-Ubiquitin chains are used to investigate mechanisms of chain recognition, binding and hydrolysis by the proteasome, deubiquitinating enzymes, E3 ligases or other proteins that contain Ubiquitin-associated domains (UBAs) or ubiquitin-interacting motifs (UIMs). Lys63-linked poly-Ubiquitin has been implicated in several non-degradative processes such as receptor endocytosis and sorting, translation, DNA damage repair, the stress response and signaling in theNF kappa B pathway. This product is formed with wild-type human recombinant Ubiquitin and linkage-specific enzymes. This mixture of poly-Ubiquitin chains contains di-Ubiquitin and higher MW species; mono-Ubiquitin has been removed.
The His6-tag is convenient for metal chelate affinity purification and immuno-detection using His6-specific antibodies.
| Publication using UCH-330 | Applications | Species |
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| C Sheng, C Yao, Z Wang, H Chen, Y Zhao, D Xu, H Huang, W Huang, S Chen Cyclophilin J limits inflammation through the blockage of ubiquitin chain sensing Nat Commun, 2018-10-22;9(1):4381. 2018-10-22 [PMID: 30348973] (Bioassay, Human) | Bioassay | Human |
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