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Product Name
Human CTSZ / CTSX / Cathepsin Z (His Tag) recombinant protein
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Description
Exhibits carboxy-monopeptidase as well as carboxy-dipeptidase activity.
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Protein name
Cathepsin Z
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Protein short names
D2WSU143E; RP23-59M10.3; CATHEPSIN X; CATHEPSIN Z; CTSZ; FLJ17088; AI787083; CTSX; AU019819
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Uniprot ID
Q9UBR2
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Gene Name
CTSZ
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Source/Expression Host
Human Cells
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Expression Plasmid/cDNA
A DNA sequence encoding the human CTSZ (Q9UBR2) (Met 1-Val 303) was fused with a polyhistidine tag at the C-terminus.
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Protein Species
Human
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Molecular weight
The secreted recombinant human CTSZ (pro form) consists of 291 amino acids and has a predicted molecular mass of 33 kDa. The apparent molecular mass of rhCTSZ is approximately 40 kDa in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions due to glycosylation.
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Purity
> 97 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
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Activity
Measured by its ability to cleave the fluorogenic peptide substrate, Mca-RPPGFSAFK (Dnp)-OH,R&D Systems, Catalog # ES005.
The specific activity is >800 pmoles/min/μg. -
Validations
Human CTSZ Protein (His Tag) SDS-PAGE
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