catalog number :
MBS142686
products type :
Recombinant Protein
products full name :
Recombinant Human Inhibin-Alpha A Chain
products short name :
Inhibin-Alpha A Chain
products name syn :
Inhibin alpha A Chain Human; Inhibin-Alpha A Chain Human Recombinant; Inhibin-Alpha; A-Inhibin Subunit; Inhibin Alpha Chain; INHA; Inhibin alpha A Chain
other names :
inhibin alpha chain preproprotein; Inhibin alpha chain; inhibin alpha chain; A-inhibin subunit; inhibin, alpha
other gene names :
INHA; INHA
uniprot entry name :
INHA_HUMAN
purity :
Greater than 95.0% as determined by: (a) Analysis by RP-HPLC. (b) Analysis by SDS-PAGE.
form :
Inhibin-A alpha chain is supplied in 20mM Tris HCl (pH-8), 5mM EDTA and 50% glycerol. Sterile Filtered clear solution.
storage stability :
Store at 4 degree C if entire vial will be used within 2-4 weeks. Store, frozen at -20 degree C for longer periods of time. Please avoid freeze thaw cycles.
products categories :
HORMONES; Hormones; Inhibin A
products description :
Description: Inhibin-Alpha A chain Human Recombinant produced in E Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 134 amino acids fragment (233-366) and having an amino-terminal hexahistidine tag, having a total molecular weight of 19.2 kDa. The Inhibin-Alpha A chain is purified by standard chromatographic techniques. Introduction: Inhibins are dimeric peptide hormones produced by female ovarian granulose cells and male Sertoli cells as well as a variety of other tissues. Inhibins have two isoforms, A and B, with the same alpha subunit but different beta subunits. Inhibin A is a dimer of alpha and beta A subunits, inhibin B is a dimer of alpha and beta B subunits.Inhibins are thought to inhibit the production of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by the pituitary gland. In addition, Inhibins are also thought to play a role in the control of gametogenesis, and embryonic and fetal development.
ncbi acc num :
NP_002182.1
ncbi gb acc num :
NM_002191.3
ncbi mol weight :
39,670 Da
ncbi pathways :
Glycoprotein Hormones Pathway (160989); Metabolism Of Proteins Pathway (106230); Ovarian Infertility Genes Pathway (198801); Peptide Hormone Biosynthesis Pathway (160988); Peptide Hormone Metabolism Pathway (771603)
ncbi summary :
This gene encodes the alpha subunit of inhibins A and B protein complexes. These complexes negatively regulate follicle stimulating hormone secretion from the pituitary gland. Inhibins have also been implicated in regulating numerous cellular processes including cell proliferation, apoptosis, immune response and hormone secretion.[provided by RefSeq, Dec 2010]
uniprot summary :
INHA: Inhibins and activins inhibit and activate, respectively, the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibins/activins are involved in regulating a number of diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. Inhibins appear to oppose the functions of activins. Belongs to the TGF-beta family. Protein type: Secreted, signal peptide; Secreted. Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 2q35. Cellular Component: photoreceptor inner segment; photoreceptor outer segment; cell soma; extracellular region. Molecular Function: protein binding; growth factor activity; protein heterodimerization activity; hormone activity; cytokine activity; transforming growth factor beta receptor binding; receptor binding. Biological Process: hemoglobin biosynthetic process; negative regulation of B cell differentiation; nervous system development; regulation of cell cycle; male gonad development; signal transduction; negative regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion; regulation of cell proliferation; negative regulation of interferon-gamma biosynthetic process; negative regulation of cell cycle; response to external stimulus; regulation of apoptosis; cell surface receptor linked signal transduction; negative regulation of macrophage differentiation; cell-cell signaling; ovarian follicle development; regulation of MAPKKK cascade; erythrocyte differentiation; negative regulation of phosphorylation; positive regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone secretion; cell differentiation; cell cycle arrest; skeletal development; cell development