TAT-HA2 peptide

TAT-HA2 peptide

• COA/MS/HPLC Report
• Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Batch to batch variation of the purity

1 Vial

H-RRRQRRKKRGGDIMGEWGNEIFGAIAGFLG-OH

H-Arg-Arg-Arg-Gln-Arg-Arg-Lys-Lys-Arg-Gly-Gly-Asp-Ile-Met-Gly-Glu-Trp-Gly-Asn-Glu-Ile-Phe-Gly-Ala-Ile-Ala-Gly-Phe-Leu-Gly-OH

30

95.88%

C₁₄₉H₂₄₃N₅₃O₃₉S

3432.9

Synthetic

This sequence is amino acids 1 to 20 of influenza A virus hemagglutinin protein (HA2) connected to a 10 amino acid cell permeable HIV Trans-Activator of Transcription (TAT) protein transduction domain (PTD). TAT-HA2 is capable of being used as a large macromolecule drug delivery peptide. The TAT PTD binds to the cell surface and penetrates the membrane via lipid raft-dependent macropinocytosis. Endosomal escape and transduction of the fusion peptide are enhanced by the HA2 domain, which is a pH-sensitive lipid membrane destabilizing sequence.

Normally, this peptide will be delivered in lyophilized form and should be stored in a freezer at or below -20 °C. For more details, please refer to the manual:Handling and Storage of Synthetic Peptides

• Wadia JS, Stan RV, Dowdy SF. Transducible TAT-HA fusogenic peptide enhances escape of TAT-fusion proteins after lipid raft macropinocytosis. Nat Med. 2004 Mar;10(3):310-5. doi: 10.1038/nm996. Epub 2004 Feb 8. PMID: 14770178.

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a strong acid, which is commonly used to cleave synthesized peptides from solid-phase resins and is also used to improve HPLC performance in the peptide purification step. By default, custom peptides are delivered as lyophilized TFA salts, and can contain as much as 10-45% TFA.

TFA in custom peptides can cause inexplicable discrepancies in subsequent assay data. For instance, TFA in nM concentrations has been shown to interfere with cellular assays, inhibiting cellular proliferation in some instances, and increasing cell viability in others . It has also been found to be an unintended allosteric modulator of the glycine receptor, GlyR.

TFA Removal Service is recommended for:

• Peptides that will be used in cellular assays
• Peptides that will be used as APIs or in manufactured products
• For hydrophilic peptides containing numerous basic residues