| Synonyms | Erythropoietin-Alpha,EPO-a,EPO-alpha,Epoetin,EP,MGC138142. |
| Introduction | ThisgeneisamemberoftheEPO/TPOfamilyandencodesasecreted,glycosylatedcytokinecomposedoffouralphahelicalbundles.Theproteinisfoundintheplasmaandregulatesredcellproductionbypromotingerythroiddifferentiationandinitiatinghemoglobinsynthesis.Thisproteinalsohasneuroprotectiveactivityagainstavarietyofpotentialbraininjuriesandantiapoptoticfunctionsinseveraltissuetypes. |
| Description | Erythropoietin-alphaHumanRecombinantisproducedinChinesehamsterovary(CHO)cellsbyrecombinantDNAtechnologyisasingle,polypeptidechaincontaining166aminoacidsandhavingapredictedmolecularmassof21,000Daltonandapparentglycosylatedmolecularmassof36-40kDa.EPO-aispurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechniques. |
| Source | ChineseHamsterOvaryCells(CHO). |
| PhysicalAppearance | SterileFilteredWhitelyophilized(freeze-dried)powder. |
| Formulation | Eachmgoflyophilizedpowdercontains0.59mgsodiumcitrate,0.58mgsodiumchlorideand0.006mgcitricacid. |
| Solubility | ItisrecommendedtoreconstitutethelyophilizedEpoetin-ainsterile18M-cmH2Onotlessthan100µg/ml,whichcanthenbefurtherdilutedtootheraqueoussolutions. |
| StABIlity | LyophilizedErythropoietin-aalthoughstableatroomtemperaturefor3weeks,shouldbestoreddesiccatedbelow-18°C.UponreconstitutionEPO-alphashouldbestoredat4°Cbetween2-7daysandforfutureusebelow-18°C. Forlongtermstorageitisrecommendedtoaddacarrierprotein(0.1%HSAorBSA). Pleasepreventfreeze-thawcycles. |
| Purity | Greaterthan98.0%asdeterminedby: (a)AnalysisbyRP-HPLC. (b)AnalysisbySDS-PAGE. |
| AminoAcidSequence | APPRLICDSRVLERYLLEAKEAENITTGCAEHCSLNENITVPDTKVNFYAWKRMEVGQQAVEVWQGLALLSEAVLRGQALLVNSSQPWEPLQLHVDKAVSGLRSLTTLLRALGAQKEAISPPDAASAAPLRTITADTFRKLFRVYSNFLRGKLKLYTGEACRTGDR. |
| BIOLOGicalActivity | TheSpecificActivitywasmeasuredbyNormocyth-aemicmiceandwasfoundtobe150,000IU/mg. |
| References | 1.Title:ZincTransportersZnT1(Slc30a1),Zip8(Slc39a8),andZip10(Slc39a10)inMouseRedBloodCellsAreDifferentiallyRegulatedduringErythroidDevelopmentandbyDietaryZincDeficiency1–3 |
| Usage | Prospec"sproductsarefurnishedforLABORATORYRESEARCHUSEONLY.Theproductmaynotbeusedasdrugs,agriculturalorpesticidalproducts,foodadditivesorhouseholdchemicals. |