T2400

Tropomyosin from porcine muscle

lyophilized powder (contains Tris buffer salts)

• CAS Number: 9067-56-5
• UNSPSC Code: 12352202
• NACRES: NA.77
• MDL number: MFCD00132526
• Form: lyophilized powder (contains Tris buffer salts)
• Assay: ≥70% protein basis (biuret)
• Biological source: Porcine muscle

Properties

• biological source: Porcine muscle
• Quality Segment: 200
• assay: ≥70% protein basis (biuret)
• form: lyophilized powder (contains Tris buffer salts)
• technique(s): electrophoresis: suitable
• storage temp.: −20°C

Description

General description

Tropomyosin is a member of the actin filament binding protein family. It is a ubiquitous protein present in animals and fungi. Tropomyosin is made up of two α-helical chains arranged as a coiled-coil. It exists over twenty isoforms, in different eukaryotic cells like skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles, brain, platelets, fibroblasts, platelets, and other non-muscle cells.[1]

Application

Tropomyosin from porcine muscle has been used:

• as a positive control in actin- α-tropomyosin (TPM1) co-sedimentation analysis and assay
• in analyzing the anti-adhesive properties of fish tropomyosins[2]
• in far Western blot analysis[3]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Dimeric protein that assumes an α-helical coiled coil conformation. In the absence of Ca²⁺, inhibits muscle contractility by blocking the myosin binding sites on actin.

Tropomyosin together with troponin, regulates the binding of myosin to actin. Tropomyosin is a dimeric coiled-coil protein forming continuous polymers along the myosin-binding groove of actin. Various tropomyosin isoforms help confer structure and function to actins in the cytoskeleton and striated muscle function. Dimeric protein that assumes an α-helical coiled-coil conformation. In the absence of Ca2+, it inhibits muscle contractility by blocking the myosin binding sites on actin.

Tropomyosin is associated with the actin cytoskeleton and plays a role in stabilizing and regulating the interactions of actin with other actin-binding proteins. It also plays a role in muscle contraction by regulating the interactions of actin with myosin.

Analysis Note

SDS electrophoresis shows two major bands.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)