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Recombinant Human SMPD1/ASM Protein (His Tag)
SKU: PKSH030434-50
Recombinant Human SMPD1/ASM Protein (His Tag)
| SKU # | PKSH030434 |
| Expression Host | Baculovirus-Insect Cells |
Description
| Synonyms | ASM, ASMASE, NPD |
| Species | Human |
| Expression Host | Baculovirus-Insect Cells |
| Sequence | Met 1-Pro628 |
| Accession | NP_000534.3 |
| Calculated Molecular Weight | 66.3 kDa |
| Tag | C-His |
| Bio-activity | Measured by its ability to cleave 2-N-Hexadecanoylamino-4-nitrophenylphosphorylcholine (HNPPC). The specific activity is > 1000 pmol/min/μg. |
Properties
| Purity | > 90 % as determined by reducing SDS-PAGE. |
| Endotoxin | < 1.0 EU per μg of the protein as determined by the LAL method. |
| Storage | Store at < -20°C, stable for 6 months. Please minimize freeze-thaw cycles. |
| Shipping | This product is provided as liquid. It is shipped at frozen temperature with blue ice/gel packs. Upon receipt, store it immediately at < - 20°C. |
| Formulation | Supplied as sterile 20 mM Tris, 500 mM NaCl, 25 % glycerol, pH 7.5. |
| Reconstitution | Not Applicable |
Background
Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1 (SMPD1) , also known as ASM ( acid sphingomyelinase ), is a member of the acid sphingomyelinase family of enzymes. Three isoforms have been identified, isoform 1 is 631 amino acids (aa) in length as the pro form, while Isoform 2 and isoform 3 have lost catalytic activity. The active SMPD1 isoform 1 contains one saposin B-type domain that likely interacts with sphingomyelin, and a catalytic region. Human SMPD1 is 86% aa identical to mouse SMPD1. SMPD1 is a monomeric lysosomal enzyme that converts sphingomyelin (a plasma membrane lipid ) into ceramide through the removal of phosphorylcholine. This generates second messenger components that participate in signal transduction. Defects in SMPD1 are the cause of Niemann-Pick disease type A (NPA) and type B (NPB), also known as Niemann-Pick disease classical infantile form and Niemann-Pick disease visceral form. Niemann-Pick disease is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous recessive disorder. NPB has little if any neurologic involvement and patients may survive into adulthood.