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E7402

Elastin from human skin

insoluble powder

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CAS Number:
NACRES:
NA.61
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
EC Number:
232-701-4
MDL number:
Form:
powder
Biological source:
human skin
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InChI key

DPUYCSDGMSDKKV-MKBYFEBXSA-N

InChI

1S/C27H48N6O6/c1-9-17(6)23(32-24(36)19(13-15(2)3)30-18(7)34)26(38)29-14-21(35)31-22(16(4)5)27(39)33-12-10-11-20(33)25(37)28-8/h15-17,19-20,22-23H,9-14H2,1-8H3,(H,28,37)(H,29,38)(H,30,34)(H,31,35)(H,32,36)/t17-,19-,20-,22-,23-/m0/s1

biological source

human skin

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

UniProt accession no.

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

human ... ELN(2006)

General description

Elastin is an extracellular matrix protein encoded by the gene ELN, which is mapped to human chromosome 7q11.23. Elastin is a major protein component of elastic fibres and is synthesized from the precursor protein called tropoelastin. Elastin is present in all the vertebrates except for the primitive fish. Elastin is majorly composed of glycine, proline and other hydrophobic residues.

Application

Elastin from human skin has been used as a substrate for the enzyme reaction with age-related NADH oxidase (arNOX) using fluorescein-conjugated tyramine.
Elastin is a structural protein which has been used in studies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It may be used to investigate why there is a lack of repair for these proteins in patients with COPD.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Elastin is essential for resilience of arteries, and other elastic tissues like lungs and skin. Polymorphism in ELN gene causes intracranial aneurysm. Loss of function or haploinsufficiency of ELN gene leads to supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS). Frameshift mutations in ELN gene is implicated in congenital cutis laxa resulting in skin laxity and affect pulmonary and cardiovascular system.

Preparation Note

Prepared under mild extraction conditions to minimize peptide bond cleavage as described by Starcher, et al.

Analysis Note

Final purity determined by amino acid analysis and the percent insoluble residue remaining after digestion with porcine elastase.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Regulatory Information

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Cutis laxa arising from frameshift mutations in exon 30 of the elastin gene (ELN)
Zhang MC, et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 274(2), 981-986 (1999)
Elastin: relation of protein and gene structure to disease.
Rosenbloom J
Laboratory Investigation; a Journal of Technical Methods and Pathology, 51(6), 605-623 (1984)
Genetic Risk Assessment of Elastin Gene Polymorphisms with Intracranial Aneurysm in Koreans
Jeon JP, et al.
Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica, 58(1), 17-22 (2018)
Z Urbán et al.
Human genetics, 106(6), 577-588 (2000-08-15)
We have used single-strand conformation and heteroduplex analyses of genomic amplimers to identify point mutations within the elastin gene (ELN) in patients with non-syndromic supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) from a total of eight unrelated families. Six novel point mutations were
Purification and comparison of elastins from different animal species.
B C Starcher et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 74(2), 441-447 (1976-08-01)

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