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Azurin

from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, lyophilized powder

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
EC Number:
235-551-8
NACRES:
NA.61
MDL number:
Form:
lyophilized powder
Biological source:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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biological source

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

form

lyophilized powder

composition

Protein, ≥65% Lowry

concentration

≥65.0% (Lowry)

technique(s)

toxicology assay: suitable

solubility

water: soluble 1—1.1 mg/mL, clear, blue (light blue to blue)

UniProt accession no.

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

Gene Information

Pseudomonas aeruginosa ... AZU(878046)

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General description

Research area: Apoptosis. Azurinis a periplasmic protein and is a homotetramer.

Application

Azurin has been used:
  • in the cytotoxicity and cell viability studies in human osteosarcoma cell line
  • for the functionalization of silicon nitride cantilevers for interaction studies
  • for coating gold surface and insulating functionalized oxide surfaces of silicon oxide and mica

Biochem/physiol Actions

Azurin acts as an electron donor for nitrite reductase in bacterial denitrification process. It exhibits anticancer activity as it hampers various independent signaling pathways associated with cancer progression. It binds to tumor suppressor protein p53 and induces cancer cell apoptosis or stalls cancer cell growth. Azurin disrupts angiogenesis by reducing the activity of VEGFR-2tyrosine kinase thereby inhibiting tumor growth. It has been observed to show cytotoxicity in human breast cancer cells and human melanoma cells.
Azurin is a metalloprotein in the family of cupredoxins. It preferentially enters cancer cells over normal cells and induces apoptosis. Azurin has structural similarities to ephrinB2, and in fact binds the ephrin receptor tyrosine kinase EphB2 to initiate cell signaling that is involved in cancer progression. Azurin inhibits autophosphorlyation of the EphB2 tyrosine residue, interfering with upstream cell signaling and contributing to cancer cell growth inhibition.

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing ammonium acetate buffer salts.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Yunlei Zhang et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 78(21), 7603-7610 (2012-08-28)
Many studies have demonstrated that intravenously administered bacteria can target and proliferate in solid tumors and then quickly be released from other organs. Here, we employed the tumor-targeting property of Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 to inhibit mouse B16 melanoma and
Interaction of p53 with Mdm2 and azurin as studied by atomic force spectroscopy
Funari G, et al.
Journal of Molecular Recognition, 23(4), 343-351 (2010)
Marcel Swart et al.
Chemistry & biodiversity, 9(9), 1728-1738 (2012-09-15)
UV/VIS Electron excitation spectra have been computed for large, realistic model systems of the blue copper protein family. Fully quantum-chemical calculations at the density-functional theory level employing polarized triple-ζ basis sets have been performed on systems of over 120 atoms
Daniel Raimunda et al.
Metallomics : integrated biometal science, 5(2), 144-151 (2013-01-29)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen, has two transmembrane Cu(+) transport ATPases, CopA1 and CopA2. Both proteins export cytoplasmic Cu(+) into the periplasm and mutation of either gene leads to attenuation of virulence. CopA1 is required for maintaining cytoplasmic copper levels
Wenjie Li et al.
ACS nano, 6(12), 10816-10824 (2012-11-10)
Solid-state electron transport (ETp) via a monolayer of immobilized azurin (Az) was examined by conducting probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM), as a function of both temperature (248-373K) and applied tip force (6-15 nN). At low forces, ETp via holo-Az (with

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