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M2505S 100 μg 1 mg/ml $50.00
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Description:
Histone H2B combines with Histone H2A to form the H2A-H2B heterodimer. Two H2A/H2B heterodimers interact with an H3/H4 tetramer to form the histone octamer. (1,2) Histone H2B is also modified by various enzymes and can act as a substrate for them. These modifications have been shown to be important in gene regulation.

Protein Sequence:
PEPAK SAPAP KKGSK KAVTK AQKKD GKKRK RSRKE SYSIY VYKVL KQVHP DTGIS SKAMG IMNSF VNDIF ERIAG EASRL AHYNK RSTIT SREIQ TAVRL LLPGE LAKHA VSEGT KAVTK YTSSK (Genbank accession number: AAN59961)





Figure 1: SDS-PAGE analysis of Histone H2B Human, Recombinant. Lane 1 and 7: NEB Protein Marker, Broad Range (NEB #P7702), Lane 2-6: 0.5 µg, 1.0 µg, 2.0 µg, 5.0 µg, 10.0 µg Histone H2B Human, Recombinant.





Figure 2: ESI-TOF Analysis of Histone H2B Human, Recombinant.



Source:
An E.coli strain that carries a plasmid encoding the cloned human histone H2B gene, HIST2H2BE or H2BFQ. (Genbank accession number: AY131979)


Properties & Usage


Molecular Weight:
Theoretical: 13,788.97 daltons


Reaction & Storage Conditions


Concentration:
1 mg/ml

Storage Conditions:
20 mM sodium phosphate
300 mM NaCl
1 mM DTT
1 mM EDTA
pH 7.0 @ 25°C

Storage Temperature:
-20°C


Notes


General notes:
  1. The protein concentration (1 mg/ml, 73 µM) is calculated using the molar extinction coefficient for Histone H2B (6400) and its absorbance at 280 nm (3,4).  1.0 A280 units = 2.2 mg/ml

FAQs


  1. Do the histones need to be reconstituted?
  2. What are the recommended histone storage conditions?
  3. Are the histones fusion proteins or tagged proteins?
  4. Can the histones be used as substrates for protein modification enzymes? Which ones?

Quality Control for Current Lot


Quality control values for a specific lot can be found on the datacard which accompanies each product.

SDS-PAGE:
0.5 μg, 1.0 μg, 2.0 μg, 5.0 μg, 10.0 μg Histone H2B Human, Recombinant were loaded on a 15-25% Tris-Glycine SDS-PAGE gel and stained with Coomassie Blue. The calculated molecular weight is 13788.97 Da. Its apparent molecular weight on 15-25% Tris-Glycine SDS-PAGE gel is ~17 kDa.

Mass Spectrometry:
The mass of purified Histone H2B Human, Recombinant is 13787 Da as determined by ESI-TOF MS (Electrospray Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry). The average mass calculated from primary sequence is 13788.97 Da. This confirms the protein identity as well as the absence of any modifications of the histone.

N-terminal Protein Sequencing:
Protein identity was confirmed using Edman Degradation to sequence the intact protein.

Protease Assay:
After incubation of 10 µg of Histone H2B Human, Recombinant with a standard mixture of proteins for 2 hours at 37°C, no proteolytic activity could be detected by SDS-PAGE.

Exonuclease Assay:
Incubation of a 50 µl reaction containing 10 µg of Histone H2B Human, Recombinant with 1 µg of a mixture of single and double-stranded [3H] E. coli DNA (200,000 cpm/µg) for 4 hours at 37°C released < 0.1% of the total radioactivity.

Endonuclease Assay:
Incubation of a 50 µl reaction containing 10 µg of Histone H2B Human, Recombinant with 1 µg of ΦX174 RF I (suprecoiled) plasmid DNA for 4 hours at 37°C resulted in < 5.0% conversion to RF II form (nicked circle) as determined by agarose gel electrophoresis.


References


  1. Kornberg, R.D. (1977) Annu. Rev. Biochem., 46, 931-954.
  2. van Holde, K.E. (1989) Chromatin, 1-497.
  3. Gill, S.C. and von Hippel, P.H. (1988) Anal. Biochem., 182, 319-326.
  4. Pace, C.N. et al. (1995) Protein Science, 4, 2411-2423.


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