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Product Name
Human Dectin-1/CLEC7A (Fc Tag) recombinant protein
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Description
Dectin-1 was recently identified as the most important receptor for beta-glucan. It is a type II transmembrane protein which binds beta-1,3 and beta-1,6 glucans, and is expressed on most cells of the innate immune system and has been implicated in phagocytosis as well as killing of fungi by macrophages, neutrophils and dendritic cells. Recognition of beta-glucan by dectin-1 triggers effective immune response, including phagocytosis and proinflammatory factor production, to eliminate infecting fungi, which especially benefits immunocompromised patients against opportunistic fungal infection. In addition, dectin-1 is involved in the adaptive immune response as well as autoimmune diseases and immune tolerance. Dectin-1 can recognize and respond to live fungal pathogens and is being increasingly appreciated as having a key role in the innate responses to these pathogens. In addition to its exogenous ligands, Dectin-1 can recognize an unidentified endogenous ligand on T cells and may act as a co-stimulatory molecule. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of Dectin-1 in anti-fungal immunity, in both mice and humans, and have suggested a possible involvement of this receptor in the control of mycobacterial infections.
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Protein name
C-type lectin domain family 7 member A
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Protein short names
BETA-GLUCAN RECEPTOR; CLECSF12; CLEC7A; CANDF4; DECTIN-1; BGR; DECTIN1; BETA-GR
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Uniprot ID
Q9BXN2
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Gene Name
DKFZp686L24211; CLEC7A
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Source/Expression Host
Human Cells
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Expression Plasmid/cDNA
A DNA sequence encoding the human CLEC7A (NP_072092.2) (Thr66-Met201) was expressed with the Fc region of mouse IgG1 at the N-terminus.
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Protein Species
Human
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Molecular weight
The recombinant human CLEC7A consists 372 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 42.1 kDa.
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Purity
> (67.4+23.6) % as determined by SDS-PAGE.
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Validations
Human Dectin-1 / CLEC7A Protein (Fc Tag)
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