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Apoferritin from equine spleen

0.2 μm filtered

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

Quality Level

sterility

0.2 μm filtered

form

liquid

mol wt

major subunit ML 19,889
minor subunit MH 22,200
native ~481.2 kDa (24 subunits, approx. 20 kDa each)

color

clear to slightly hazy, solution

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Apoferritin from equine spleen has been used:
  • to determine its partition coefficients in phase systems
  • in NaCl for iron loading of cultured cells
  • in in situ liquid scanning transmission electron microscope for imaging the interface of biology and nanotechnology

Biochem/physiol Actions

This protein shell of ferritin lacking iron is widely used for the calibration of gel filtration columns and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It is very abundant in beta-cells of the pancreas where it acts as an anti-oxidant. When added to cultured endothelial cells apoferritin is taken up in a dose-responsive manner and appears to protect the cells from oxidant-mediated cytolysis.

Physical form

Solution in 0.135 M sodium chloride.

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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Jorge H Melillo et al.
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Some of the best nucleating agents in nature are ice-nucleating proteins, which boost ice growth better than any other material. They can induce immersion freezing of supercooled water only a few degrees below 0 °C. An open question is whether this
Hamish G Brown et al.
Communications biology, 5(1), 817-817 (2022-08-15)
Ice thickness is arguably one of the most important factors limiting the resolution of protein structures determined by cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM). The amorphous atomic structure of the ice that stabilizes and protects biological samples in cryo-EM grids also imprints some
G Balla et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 267(25), 18148-18153 (1992-09-05)
Phagocyte-mediated oxidant damage to vascular endothelium is likely involved in various vasculopathies including atherosclerosis and pulmonary leak syndromes such as adult respiratory distress syndrome. We have shown that heme, a hydrophobic iron chelate, is rapidly incorporated into endothelial cells where
Ferritin-iron increases killing of Chinese hamster ovary cells by X-irradiation
Nelson JM and Stevens RG
Cell proliferation, 25(6), 579-585 (1992)

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