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G1538

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Gelsolin from human plasma

~90% (SDS-PAGE), lyophilized powder, 100-300 units/mg protein

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biological source

human plasma

Assay

~90% (SDS-PAGE)

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

100-300 units/mg protein

mol wt

93 kDa

composition

Protein, ~10% Lowry-TCA

solubility

H2O: soluble 0.50-0.60 mg/mL, clear to slightly hazy

UniProt accession no.

storage temp.

−20°C

Gene Information

human ... GSN(2934)

General description

Human gelsolin (also known as brevin) is an actin severing protein found in mammalian cells and blood plasma. Gelsolins consist of a 730 amino acid core structure which contains six repeated domains. These six domains make up three distinct actin binding sites. The plasma enzyme contains an N-terminal extension of 25 amino acids that raises its molecular weight from 90 kD to 93 kD.

Application

Plasma gelsolin levels may be used to identify patients at risk for increased morbidity.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Gelsolin is an actin-binding protein that regulates the assembly and disassembly of actin filaments.
Gelsolin is an actin-severing protein found in mammalian cells and blood plasma. Exhibits tumor suppressor activity in several cancer cell lines and in nude mice.

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Package size based on protein content

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing Tris buffer salts, pH 7.6, NaCl, DTT, and EGTA

Other Notes

One unit will reduce viscosity difference between actin solution and buffer by 50% in a 1 mL mixture containing 1-2 mg F-actin, 0.15 M KCl, 20 mM Tris, pH 7.6, 0.2 mM CaCl2, 0.2 mM ATP and 1 mM DTT at 28°C.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Po-Shun Lee et al.
Annals of surgery, 243(3), 399-403 (2006-02-24)
To examine the relationship between plasma gelsolin levels and mortality following surgery or trauma. Few simple predictive diagnostic tests are available to predict mortality following surgery or trauma. We hypothesize that plasma concentrations of gelsolin, a protein that responds to
Eun Young Park et al.
Bioscience reports, 32(4), 393-400 (2012-05-30)
The plasma level of LPA (lysophosphatidic acid) (200-600 nM) is well within the range that promotes proliferation and migration of vascular ECs (endothelial cells), yet vessels are quiescent and stable. In this report, we considered one explanation for this paradox:
Markus Ganter et al.
Molecular microbiology, 74(6), 1356-1367 (2009-08-18)
Summary Successful malaria transmission from the mosquito vector to the mammalian host depends crucially on active sporozoite motility. Sporozoite locomotion and host cell invasion are driven by the parasite's own actin/myosin motor. A unique feature of this motor machinery is
C A Vasconcellos et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 263(5149), 969-971 (1994-02-18)
Obstruction of airways by viscous sputum causes lung damage in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Sputum samples from CF patients were shown to contain filamentous actin. Human plasma gelsolin, a protein that severs actin filaments, rapidly decreased the viscosity of
D Wen et al.
Biochemistry, 35(30), 9700-9709 (1996-07-30)
Gelsolin is a widely distributed actin binding protein that regulates actin filament length. It exists in both an intracellular and an extracellular form that is derived from a single gene by alternative splicing. Both forms contain the six homologous domains

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