Molecular Weight
The recombinant SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) Nucleocapsid Protein (S194L)-His Recombinant Protein consists of 426 amino acids and predicts a molecular mass of 46.6 kDa.
Alternative Names
SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2 NP; SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein; SARS-CoV-2 N Protein
Purity
> 90 % as determined by SDS-PAGE.
Buffer
Lyophilized from sterile 50 mM PB, 500 mM NaCl, pH 7.0.
Storage
Store it under sterile conditions at -20oC to -80oC. It is recommended that the protein be aliquoted for optimal storage. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Introduction
Coronaviruses are enveloped viruses with a positive-sense RNA genome and with a nucleocapsid of helical symmetry. Coronavirus nucleoproteins localize to the cytoplasm and the nucleolus, a subnuclear structure, in both virus-infected primary cells and in cells transfected with plasmids that express N protein. The coronavirus N protein is required for coronavirus RNA synthesis and has RNA chaperone activity that may be involved in template switch. Nucleocapsid protein is the most abundant protein of coronavirus. During virion assembly, N protein binds to viral RNA and leads to the formation of the helical nucleocapsid. Nucleocapsid protein is a highly immunogenic phosphoprotein also implicated in viral genome replication and in modulating cell signaling pathways. Because of the conservation of the N protein sequence and its strong immunogenicity, the N protein of coronavirus is chosen as a diagnostic tool.
Keywords
SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2 NP; SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein; SARS-CoV-2 N Protein
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