Product Uses Include
- Cdc42 biochemistry
- Cdc42 GTPase assays
- Cdc42 nucleotide exchange assays
- Cdc42 binding studies
Material
The human Cdc42 protein has been produced in a bacterial expression system. The protein is supplied as a lyophilized powder. When it is reconstituted in distilled water to 1 mg/ml, the protein is in the following buffer: 2 mM Tris pH 7.6, 0.5 mM MgCl2, 0.5% sucrose, 0.1% dextran. Protein concentration is determined by the Precision Red Advanced Protein Assay Reagent, Cat. # ADV02.
The recombinant protein is 22 kDa, consisting of the 22 kDa Cdc42 protein plus a 6 amino acid histidine tag in the amino-terminus.
For other forms of Cdc42 as well as many other purified small G-proteins, see our main small G-protein product page.
Purity
Purity is determined by scanning densitometry of proteins on SDS-PAGE gels. His-Cdc42 samples are >90% pure.
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Figure 1: His-Cdc42 protein purity determination. A 10 µg sample of CD01 (His-Cdc42 molecular weight approx. 22 kDa) was separated by electrophoresis in a 12% SDS-PAGE system. The protein was stained with Coomassie Blue.
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Biological Activity
The biological activity of CD01 is determined by its ability to exchange nucleotide. This is tested by a pulldown assay using GST-tagged PAK-1 PBD beads (Cat. # PAK02) and GTPγS (Cat. # BS01) or GDP loaded His-Cdc42. The PAK (p21 activated kinase) protein is an effector of Cdc42, and will specifically bind to the GTP bound form Cdc42. Using this assay, the amount of biologically active GTP-bound Cdc42 is determined. Stringent quality control ensures that >70% of the Cdc42 protein produced is capable of binding GTP.
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Product Description
MSDS
Datasheet
Cat #
Cdc42 protein: His tagged: human wild type
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CD01
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Nevins, A. K. and Thurmond, D. C. (2005). A direct interaction between Cdc42 and vesicle-associated membrane protein 2 regulates SNARE-dependent insulin exocytosis. J. Biol. Chem. 280, 1944-1952.
Kulkarni, S., Goll, D. E. and Fox, J. E. (2002). Calpain cleaves RhoA generating a dominant-negative form that inhibits integrin-induced actin filament assembly and cell spreading. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 24435-24441.
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