Alternative Name(s):

RNA-directed RNA polymerase subunit P2

Species: (Organism)

Influenza A virus (strain A/USA:Huston/AA/1945 H1N1)

Gene Names:

PA

Tag info:

N-terminal 6xHis-tagged

Target Protein AA Sequence:

MEDFVRQCFNPMIVELAEKAMKEYGEDLKVETNKFAAICTHLEVCFMYSDFHFINEQGESIIVELGDPNALLKHRFEIIEGRDRTMAWTIVNSICNTTGAEKPKFLPDLYDYKENRFIEIGVTRREVHIYYLEKANKIKSEKTHIHIFSFTGEEMATKADYTLDEESRARIKTRLFTIRQEMASRGLWDSFRQSERGEETIEERFEITG

Expression Region:

1-209aa

Subcellular Location:

Host cytoplasm, Host nucleus

Tissue Specificity:

Protein Length:

Partial

Pathway:

Mol. Weight:

26.6 kDa

Purity:

Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Form:

Liquid or Lyophilized powder

Buffer:

If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.

Research Areas:

Others

Function:

Plays an essential role in viral RNA transcription and replication by forming the heterotrimeric polymerase complex together with PB1 and PB2 subunits. The complex transcribes viral mRNAs by using a unique mechanism called cap-snatching. It consists in the hijacking and cleavage of host capped pre-mRNAs. These short capped RNAs are then used as primers for viral mRNAs. The PB2 subunit is responsible for the binding of the 5' cap of cellular pre-mRNAs which are subsequently cleaved after 10-13 nucleotides by the PA subunit that carries the endonuclease activity.

Involvement in disease:

Relevance:

Plays an essential role in viral RNA transcription and replication by forming the heterotrimeric polymerase complex together with PB1 and PB2 subunits. The complex transcribes viral mRNAs by using a unique mechanism called cap-snatching. It consists in the hijacking and cleavage of host capped pre-mRNAs. These short capped RNAs are then used as primers for viral mRNAs. The PB2 subunit is responsible for the binding of the 5' cap of cellular pre-mRNAs which are subsequently cleaved after 10-13 nucleotides by the PA subunit that carries the endonuclease activity.

Reconstitution:

We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20℃/-80℃. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

Protein Families:

Influenza viruses PA family

Reference:

"The NIAID influenza genome sequencing project." Ghedin E., Spiro D., Miller N., Zaborsky J., Feldblyum T., Subbu V., Shumway M., Sparenborg J., Groveman L., Halpin R., Sitz J., Koo H., Salzberg S.L., Webster R.G., Hoffmann E., Krauss S., Naeve C., Bao Y.Tatusova T. Submitted (APR-2007) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases