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Full name: |
chitinase 1 |
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Synonyms: |
CHI3; CHIT; CHITD |
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Swissprot: |
Q13231 |
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Gene Accession: |
BC103695 |
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Purity: |
>85%, as determined by Coomassie blue stained SDS-PAGE |
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Expression system: |
Escherichia coli |
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Tags: |
His tag C-Terminus, GST tag N-Terminus |
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Background: |
Chitotriosidase is secreted by activated human macrophages and is markedly elevated in plasma of Gaucher disease patients. The expression of chitotriosidase occurs only at a late stage of differentiation of monocytes to activated macrophages in culture. Human macrophages can synthesize a functional chitotriosidase, a highly conserved enzyme with a strongly regulated expression. This enzyme may play a role in the degradation of chitin-containing pathogens. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene. |
