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MELK (1-340), active, GST tagged human

PRECISIO® Kinase, recombinant, expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 cells, ≥70% (SDS-PAGE), buffered aqueous glycerol solution

Synonym(s):

HPK38, KIAA0175

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UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.32

recombinant

expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 cells

product line

PRECISIO® Kinase

assay

≥70% (SDS-PAGE)

form

buffered aqueous glycerol solution

specific activity

170-230 nmol/min·mg

mol wt

~61 kDa

NCBI accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−70°C

Gene Information

human ... MELK(9833)

General description

MELK or maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase is a member of the CAMKL kinase family. MELK is a key regulator of the proliferation of malignant brain tumors including their stem cells. MELK transcript abundance correlates with malignancy grade in human astrocytomas and represents a therapeutic target for the management of the most frequent brain tumors in adult and children. MELK also plays a role in mammary carcinogenesis through inhibition of the pro-apoptotic function of Bcl-GL. Therefore, the kinase activity of MELK could be a promising molecular target for development of therapy for patients with breast cancers.

Physical form

Supplied in 50mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150mM NaCl, 10mM glutathione, 0.1mM EDTA, 0.25mM DTT, 0.1mM PMSF, 25% glycerol.

Preparation Note

after opening, aliquot into smaller quantities and store at -70 °C. Avoid repeating handling and multiple freeze/thaw cycles

Legal Information

PRECISIO is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable


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Meng-Lay Lin et al.
Breast cancer research : BCR, 9(1), R17-R17 (2007-02-07)
Cancer therapies directed at specific molecular targets in signaling pathways of cancer cells, such as tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors and trastuzumab, have proven useful for treatment of advanced breast cancers. However, increased risk of endometrial cancer with long-term tamoxifen administration and
Ichiro Nakano et al.
The Journal of cell biology, 170(3), 413-427 (2005-08-03)
Maternal embryonic leucine zipper kinase (MELK) was previously identified in a screen for genes enriched in neural progenitors. Here, we demonstrate expression of MELK by progenitors in developing and adult brain and that MELK serves as a marker for self-renewing

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