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Encompassing Amino Acids: full length
Applications: Useful for the study of enzyme kinetics, screening inhibitors, and selectivity profiling.
Background: MEK2 is the member of MAPK kinase (MAPKK) family of signaling protein kinases. MEK2 is a dual-specificity kinase that activates the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase upon agonist binding to receptors. MEK2 plays a key role in the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways (1). Approximately 30% of all human cancers have a constitutively activated MAPK pathway, and constitutive activation of MEK2 results in cellular transformation. The ERK/MAP kinase cascade regulates cell growth and differentiation (2).
Description: Recombinant human MEK2, full length, with N-terminal GST-tag, expressed by Sf9 insect cells via a baculovirus expression system.
Format: Aqueous buffer solution
Formulation: 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, 150 mM NaCl, 0.25 mM DTT, 0.1 mM EGTA, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.1 mM PMSF, 25% glycerol.
Genbank: NM_030662
Host Cell Line: Sf9 cells
Purity: ≥75%
Storage Stability: At least 6 months at -80°C.
Tags: N-terminal GST-tag
Uniprot: P36507
Warnings: Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.
Biosafety Level: Not applicable (BSL-1)
References: 1. Shuichan, Xu et al: Differential Regulation of Mitogen-Activated Protein/ERK Kinase (MEK)1 and MEK2 and Activation by a Ras-Independent Mechanism. Mol. Endocrinol. 1997;11 (11): 1618-1625.
2. Louis-François, B, et al: Mek2 Is Dispensable for Mouse Growth and Development. Mol. Cellular Biol. 2003; 23 (14): 4778-4787.