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Recombinant Bifunctional ligase/repressor BirA, His (rBirA,His) |
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| Summary |
BirA, the biotin-protein ligase (BPL) of Escherichia coli, is also known as biotin operon repressor, biotin-[acetyl-CoA-carboxylase] ligase, and biotin-[acetyl-CoAcarboxylase] synthetase. BirA, a member of the group II biotin-protein ligase family, contains an N-terminal helix-turn-helix DNA-binding domain, a catalytic core that catalyzes biotinyl 5′ adenylate (bio-5′-AMP) synthesis, and a C-terminal domain that plays a role in DNA binding, dimerization, and catalytic function. BirA functions both as a DNA-binding protein that represses the biotin biosynthesis operon as well as an enzyme that synthesizes its own corepressor, bio-5′-AMP, an intermediate in biotinylation reactions. BirA biotinylates via the lysine side chain of biotin-accepting proteins/peptides, including natural substrate, carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP),and Avi Tag fusion proteins. Once biotinylated, (strept)avidin-biotin interactions can be utilized in a wide variety of applications of biochemistry and cell biology, including protein capture, immobilization, multimerizing, and bridging molecules. |
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Escherichia coli. |
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| Biological Activity |
Measured by its ability to generate pyrophosphate from the biotinylation reaction. The pyrophosphate is subsequently hydrolyzed using Recombinant Yeast Inorganic Pyrophosphatase/PPA1 (ryPPA1). The specific activity is > 10.0 pmol/min/ug, as measured under the described conditions. |
| Appearance |
Sterile colorless liquid. |
| Formulation |
Supplied as a 0.2 um filtered solution in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, 50 mM NaCl, 1 mM DTT, 10 % glycerol. |
| Endotoxin |
Less than 0.1 EU/ug of rBirA, His as determined by LAL method. |
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| Stability and Storage |
Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.- 6 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70 °C as supplied.- 3 months, -20 to -70 °C under sterile conditions after opening. |
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