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α-Actinin from chicken gizzard

~80% α-actinin basis (SDS-PAGE), ammonium sulfate suspension

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.32

biological source

chicken gizzard

Assay

~80% α-actinin basis (SDS-PAGE)

form

ammonium sulfate suspension

mol wt

100 kDa

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

General description

α-Actinin exists as a rod-shaped antiparallel dimer with two elongated subunits. The domain region contains an N-terminal actin-binding domain with tandem calponin homology domains, a central tandem 3-helix motifs, and EF-hand motifs at C-terminus. It belongs to the spectrin superfamily and is localized in actin structures.

Application

α-Actinin from chicken gizzard has been used:
  • as an antigen to coat plates for the capture of anti-actinin antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) from tumor cell line clones
  • in in vitro motility experiments to test its effect on actin filament movement
  • to coat cantilevers for strengthening fluorescently labeled actin filaments in force measurement studies

Biochem/physiol Actions

α-Actinin binds actin and has the ability to crosslink actin cytoskeleton. It also plays a key role in the structural maintenance of the Z-disk of striated muscle.

Packaging

Package size based on protein content

Physical form

Suspension in 2 M (NH4)2SO4 containing 20 mM Tris acetate, pH 7.6, 20 mM sodium chloride, 0.1 mM EDTA, 15 mM β-mercaptoethanol and 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride

Preparation Note

Alpha-actinin ammonium sulfate suspension should be mixed sufficiently and further diluted prior to use. Protein precipitate will be present in solution with high protein concentrations.

Prepared using a modification of the procedure of Neidel, J.E. and Cuatrecasas, P., Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 91, 152 (1979).

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Meishan Li et al.
The Journal of physiology, 588(Pt 24), 5105-5114 (2010-10-27)
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Norman Y Yao et al.
Physical review letters, 110(1), 018103-018103 (2013-02-07)
A hallmark of biopolymer networks is their sensitivity to stress, reflected by pronounced nonlinear elastic stiffening. Here, we demonstrate a distinct dynamical nonlinearity in biopolymer networks consisting of filamentous actin cross-linked by α-actinin-4. Applied stress delays the onset of relaxation
Timothy Travers et al.
Biophysical journal, 104(3), 705-715 (2013-02-28)
The assembly of proteins into multidomain complexes is critical for their function. In eukaryotic nonmuscle cells, regulation of the homodimeric actin cross-linking protein α-actinin-4 (ACTN4) during cell migration involves signaling receptors with intrinsic tyrosine kinase activity, yet the underlying molecular
Flavius C Pascut et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1830(6), 3517-3524 (2013-02-14)
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