General description
Mortalin is a mitochondrial chaperone and a member of the heat shock protein 70 family that is constitutively expressed in cells. Mortalin plays a central role in mitochondrial biogenesis through its capacity to direct the import of nuclear-encoded proteins into the mitochondria. Mortalin plays a role in the control of cell proliferation and elevated levels of mortalin have correlated with malignant transformation and poor cancer prognosis. Mortalin can support cancer cell resistance to complement-dependent cytotoxicity. Mortalin expression was decreased in the mitochondrial fraction of neurons from the substantia nigra of Parkinson disease patients.
Physical form
Supplied in 50mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150mM NaCl, 10mM glutathione, 0.1mM EDTA, 0.25mM DTT, 0.1mM PMSF, 25% glycerol.
Preparation Note
after opening, aliquot into smaller quantities and store at -70 °C. Avoid repeating handling and multiple freeze/thaw cycles
| biological source | human |
| recombinant | expressed in baculovirus infected Sf9 cells |
| assay | ≥70% (SDS-PAGE) |
| form | buffered aqueous glycerol solution |
| mol wt | ~97 kDa |
| NCBI accession no. | NM_004134 |
| application(s) | cell analysis |
| shipped in | dry ice |
| storage temp. | −70°C |
| Gene Information | human ... HSPA9(3313) |
