posted 01-29-2015 12:07 AM            

Protein A is a non-glycosylated cell wall protein of Staphylococcus aureus that can bind the Fc part of immunoglobulin molecule of different species with strong affinity (1-4). Protein A consists of five IgG binding domains (A, B, C, D, and E), each approximately 60 amino acids long with no cysteines present and two S. aureus cell membrane binding domains - X and M (3).

AnaSpec’s recombinant Protein A consists of only IgG binding domains and was expressed in E.coli. Its apparent molecular weight is approximately 30,000 Da compared to the most reported 42,000 Da for the native Protein A that is found in S. aureus.

Recombinant Protein A conjugated with HiLyte™ Fluor 488 can be used for immunoglobulin detection in IHC and IF and for assay development. Biotinylated Protein A can be used in the aforementioned applications, and for western blotting.

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References
1. Björk, I. Eur J Biochem 29 (1972):579-584.
2. Sjödahl, J. Eur J Biochem 78 (1977): 471-490.
3. Schröder, A. K. et al. Immunol 57 (1985): 305-309.
4. Rosenberg, I.M. Protein Analysis and Purification, Birkhäuser, 2005: 41-47.

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