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Product Name
Human Fibroblast activation protein/FAP (His Tag)
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Description
Cell surface glycoprotein serine protease that participates in extracellular matrix degradation and involved in many cellular processes including tissue remodeling, fibrosis, wound healing, inflammation and tumor growth. Both plasma membrane and soluble forms exhibit post-proline cleaving endopeptidase activity, with a marked preference for Ala/Ser-Gly-Pro-Ser/Asn/Ala consensus sequences, on substrate such as alpha-2-antiplasmin SERPINF2 and SPRY2 (PubMed:14751930, PubMed:16223769, PubMed:16480718, PubMed:16410248, PubMed:17381073, PubMed:18095711, PubMed:21288888, PubMed:24371721). Degrade also gelatin, heat-denatured type I collagen, but not native collagen type I and IV, vibronectin, tenascin, laminin, fibronectin, fibrin or casein (PubMed:9065413, PubMed:2172980, PubMed:7923219, PubMed:10347120, PubMed:10455171, PubMed:12376466, PubMed:16223769, PubMed:16651416, PubMed:18095711). Have also dipeptidyl peptidase activity, exhibiting the ability to hydrolyze the prolyl bond two residues from the N-terminus of synthetic dipeptide substrates provided that the penultimate residue is proline, with a preference for Ala-Pro, Ile-Pro, Gly-Pro, Arg-Pro and Pro-Pro (PubMed:10347120, PubMed:10593948, PubMed:16175601, PubMed:16223769, PubMed:16651416, PubMed:16410248, PubMed:17381073, PubMed:21314817, PubMed:24371721, PubMed:24717288). Natural neuropeptide hormones for dipeptidyl peptidase are the neuropeptide Y (NPY), peptide YY (PYY), substance P (TAC1) and brain natriuretic peptide 32 (NPPB) (PubMed:21314817). The plasma membrane form, in association with either DPP4, PLAUR or integrins, is involved in the pericellular proteolysis of the extracellular matrix (ECM), and hence promotes cell adhesion, migration and invasion through the ECM. Plays a role in tissue remodeling during development and wound healing. Participates in the cell invasiveness towards the ECM in malignant melanoma cancers. Enhances tumor growth progression by increasing angiogenesis, collagen fiber degradation and apoptosis and by reducing antitumor response of the immune system. Promotes glioma cell invasion through the brain parenchyma by degrading the proteoglycan brevican. Acts as a tumor suppressor in melanocytic cells through regulation of cell proliferation and survival in a serine protease activity-independent manner.
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Protein name
Prolyl endopeptidase FAP
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Protein short names
FIBROBLAST ACTIVATION PROTEIN; FAPA; DPPIV; SIMP; FAP; DKFZP686G13158; RP23-343C17.4; ALPHA
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Uniprot ID
Q12884
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Gene Name
FAP
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Source/Expression Host
Human Cells
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Expression Plasmid/cDNA
A DNA sequence encoding the human FAP isoform 1 (Q12884-1) extracellular domain (Leu 26-Asp 760) was fused with the polyhistidie-tag at the N-terminus.
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Protein Species
Human
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Molecular weight
The recombinant human FAP consists of 751 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 87.2 kDa. As a result of glycosylation, rh FAP migrates as approximately 90 kDa band in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.
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Purity
> 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE
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Validations
Human FAP / Seprase Protein (His Tag) SDS-PAGE
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