BLBP Protein, Human, Recombinant

• Background:

  BLBP, also known as FABP7, is a brain fatty acid binding protein. Fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) are a family of small, highly conserved, cytoplasmic proteins that bind long-chain fatty acids and other hydrophobic ligands. FABP7 binds DHA with the highest affinity among all of the FABPs. FABPs may play roles in fatty acid uptake, transport, and metabolism. BLBP is expressed, during development, in radial glia by the activation of notch receptors. It was shown that reelin induces FABP7 expression in neural progenitor cells via notch-1 activation. BLBP variation is linked to weak prepulse inhibition (PPI) in mice and deficit in PPI is an endophenotypic trait observed in schizophrenia patients and their relatives.

• Synonyms:

  B-FABP Protein, Human; BLBP Protein, Human; FABPB Protein, Human; LTR2-FABP7 Protein, Human; MRG Protein, Human; RP11-548E19.1 Protein, Human

• Gene Name:

  Fatty acid binding protein 7, brain

• UniProt:

  O15540

• Expression System:

  E. coli

• Tag:

  No tag

• Endotoxin:

  Please contact us for more information.

• Purity:

  > 95 % as determined by SDS-PAGE.

• Activity:

  At Leading Biology, the biological activity of a recombinant protein is routinely measured using a bioassay, e.g. chemotaxis or cell proliferation assay, enzyme assay, or a functional ELISA. When a recombinant protein is an enzyme, specific activity is derived from an enzymatic assay. Each enzyme is tested for potency by cleavage of a substrate. We are in the process of updating the biological activity data. If you have any questions regarding this update, please feel free to contact our technical support team.

• Form:

  Lyophilized

• Buffer:

  Lyophilized from sterile PBS, pH 7.4. Please contact us for any concerns or special requirements. Normally 5 % - 8 % trehalose, mannitol and 0.01% Tween 80 are added as protectants before lyophilization. Please refer to the specific buffer information in the hard copy of CoA.

• Molecular Weight:

  The recombinant human FABP7 consists of 132 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 14.9 KDa. It migrates as an approximately 16 KDa band in SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions.

• Storage Conditions:

  In general, recombinant proteins are provided as lyophilized powder which are shipped at ambient temperature. Bulk packages of recombinant proteins are provided as frozen liquid. They are shipped out with blue ice unless customers require otherwise. Stable for 1 year at -20°C or below from date of shipment. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and opening the cap. For long-term storage, aliquot and store at -20°C or below. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

• Symbol:

  FABP7

• Species:

  Human

• Overview:

  A DNA sequence encoding the mature form of human FABP7 (O15540) (Met1-Ala132) was expressed.

• Uniprot URL:

  https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O15540

• AA Sequence:

  Met1-Ala132