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F7182

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Fibroblast Activation Protein α human

recombinant, expressed in Sf21 cells, ≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

Synonym(s):

FAP, Seprase

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UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

recombinant

expressed in Sf21 cells

Quality Level

Assay

≥95% (SDS-PAGE)

form

solution

specific activity

≥1800 units/μg protein

impurities

≤1.0 EU/μg endotoxin

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−70°C

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General description

Fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPa) is a type II transmembrane serine protease. It is present as a homodimeric integral protein with dipeptidyl peptidase IV like fold. It has an α/β-hydrolase domain and an eight-bladed β-propeller domain. It is not expressed in normal tissue. It is only expressed by activated fibroblast in response to pathologic situations. It is expressed in several pathogenic sites including cancer, fibrosis, arthritis, wounding, or inflammation.

Application

FAPa may be used to study the role in coordinating the stromal response to cancer, in angiogenesis, and modulation of the antitumor immune response.

Biochem/physiol Actions

FAPα has in vitro dipeptidyl peptidase activity and collagenolytic activity. It cleaves N-terminal dipeptides from polypeptides and can degrade gelatin and type I collagen. It has also been reported that FAPa has a tumor suppressor activity.
FAP is a Type II transmembrane serine protease which has substrate specificity for prolyl peptides bonds (Pro-Xaa). This endopeptidase cleaves gelatin and is believed to play a role in tissue remodeling, tumor invasion, and wound repair.

Unit Definition

One unit will convert 1 picomole of benzyloxycarbonyl-Gly-Pro-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin (ZP-AMC) to Z-gly-Pro and 7-amino-4-methylcoumarin (AMC) per minute at pH 7.5 at 25°C.

Physical form

Supplied as a solution in 25 mM Tris, 0.25 M NaCl and 20% (v/v) glycerol , pH 8.0

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


Regulatory Listings

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Cartagena Act

Cartagena Act Listed

JAN Code

F7182-VAR:
F7182-10UG-PW:
F7182-BULK:
F7182-10UG:


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Thomas Kelly et al.
International review of cell and molecular biology, 297, 83-116 (2012-05-23)
Fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) is a serine protease that can provide target specificity to therapeutic agents because in adults its expression is restricted to pathologic sites, including cancer, fibrosis, arthritis, wounding, or inflammation. It is not expressed in most normal
Kathleen Aertgeerts et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 280(20), 19441-19444 (2005-04-06)
Fibroblast activation protein alpha (FAPalpha) is highly expressed in epithelial cancers and has been implicated in extracellular matrix remodeling, tumor growth, and metastasis. We present the first high resolution structure for the apoenzyme as well as kinetic data toward small
Dimitrios Patsouras et al.
Molecular medicine reports, 11(6), 4585-4590 (2015-01-28)
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP), a selective protein for tumor stromal fibroblasts, is expressed in >90% of human epithelial carcinomas. A characteristic feature of pancreatic cancer is an extensive fibrotic or desmoplastic reaction surrounding the primary tumor. The present study aimed

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