ProductName | Farnesoid-X-activatedReceptor,FarnesoidXreceptor |
Size | 10,000U |
Description | Farnesoid-X-receptor(FXR)wasoriginallyidentifiedandclonedinratasanorphannuclearhormonereceptorbasedonhybridizationwithadegenerateoligonucleotidedesignedfromthehighlyconservednuclearhormonereceptorDNAbindingdomain(1).FXRfunctionsasaheterodimerwithRXRandbindstosequenceelementsinthepromotersoftargetgenes.TheFXR/RXRheterodimerbindswithhighestaffinitytoinvertedrepeatsseparatedby1bp(IR-1)andwithlowaffinitytodirectrepeatsseparatedby4and5bp(DR-4andDR-5)(1,2).Asisthecaseforothernuclearhormonereceptors,FXRregulatestargetgeneactivityinresponsetoligand.WhileinitialstudiessuggestedthatfarnesolandretinoidmetaboliteswerelikelyligandsforFXR,currentdatasupportthenotionthatFXRisabileacidsensorthatplaysanintegralroleinbileacidsynthesisandtransport(1,3-6).Inthesmallintestine,FXRregulatesbileaciduptakethroughtheupregulationoftheilealbileacidbindingproteingeneviabindingtoanupstreamresponseelement(7).TheFXR/RXRheterodimercanbeactivatedbythebilesaltchenodeoxycholicacid(CDCA)andFXRisrequiredforthebilesalt-dependenttranscriptionalcontrolofthehumanABCB11gene(thebilesaltexportpump)(8).Inaddition,FXRhasbeenshowntoinhibitthecholesterol7-hydrolasegene(CYP7A1)transcription(9). |
Applications | FXRhasbeenappliedinDNAandprotein-proteininteractionsassays |
Source | E.coli |
FusionTag | HisTag |
PurificationMethod | FPLC |
UnitDefinition(Activity) | 1unitequalsto1nanogrampurifiedprotein.20unitsaresufficientforagel-mobilityshiftassayand100unitsaresufficientforaprotein-proteininteractionassay |
Purity | ~95%asdeterminedbySDS-PAGE |
GeneID | 9971 |
GeneName | FXR |
GeneSynonyms | BAR;FXR;HRR1;HRR-1;RIP14 |
MW | 56.6kDa |
ProteinSequence | MGSKMNLIEHSHLPTTDEFSFSENLFGVLTEQVAGPLGQNLEVEPYSQYSNVQFPQVQPQ ISSSSYYSNLGFYPQQPEEWYSPGIYELRRMPAETLYQGETEVAEMPVTKKPRMGASAGR IKGDELCVVCGDRASGYHYNALTCEGCKGFFRRSITKNAVYKCKNGGNCVMDMYMRRKCQ ECRLRKCKEMGMLAECLLTEIQCKSKRLRKNVKQHADQTVNEDSEGRDLRQVTSTTKSCR EKTELTPDQQTLLHFIMDSYNKQRMPQEITNKILKEEFSAEENFLILTEMATNHVQVLVE FTKKLPGFQTLDHEDQIALLKGSAVEAMFLRSAEIFNKKLPSGHSDLLEERIRNSGISDE YITPMFSFYKSIGELKMTQEEYALLTAIVILSPDRQYIKDREAVEKLQEPLLDVLQKLCK IHQPENPQHFACLLGRLTELRTFNHHHAEMLMSWRVNDHKFTPLLCEIWDVQ |
StorageBuffer | 20mMTris-HCl,pH8.0,250mMNaCl,50%Glycerol |
Storage | -20to-80°C. |
Shipping | 4°Cordryice |
References | 1.Formanetal.,(1995)Cell81,687-693 |