Alternative Name(s):

Niemann Pick type C2 protein homologcE1

Species: (Organism)

Canis lupus familiaris (Dog) (Canis familiaris)

Gene Names:

NPC

Tag info:

N-terminal 6xHis-tagged

Target Protein AA Sequence:

VHFKDCGSAVGVIKELNVNPCPAQPCKLHKGQSYSVNVTFTSNIPSQSSKAVVHGIVLGVAVPFPIPEADGCKSGINCPIQKDKTYSYLNKLPVKNEYPSIKLVVQWMLLGDNNQHLFCWEIPVQIEG

Expression Region:

22-149aa

Subcellular Location:

Secreted, Endoplasmic reticulum, Lysosome

Tissue Specificity:

Epididymis. High levels are found in the caput and corpus regions. Weaker levels in the distal cauda and in the efferent ducts.

Protein Length:

Full Length of Mature Protein

Pathway:

Mol. Weight:

16 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:

Intracellular cholesterol transporter which acts in concert with NPC1 and plays an important role in the egress of cholesterol from the endosomal/lysosomal compartment. Both NPC1 and NPC2 function as the cellular 'tag team duo' (TTD) to catalyze the mobilization of cholesterol within the multivesicular environment of the late endosome (LE) to effect egress through the limiting bilayer of the LE. NPC2 binds unesterified cholesterol that has been released from LDLs in the lumen of the late endosomes/lysosomes and transfers it to the cholesterol-binding pocket of the N-terminal domain of NPC1. Cholesterol binds to NPC1 with the hydroxyl group buried in the binding pocket and is exported from the limiting membrane of late endosomes/ lysosomes to the ER and plasma membrane by an unknown mechanism. The secreted form of NCP2 regulates biliary cholesterol secretion via stimulation of ABCG5/ABCG8-mediated cholesterol transport (By similarity).

Involvement in disease:

Relevance:

Intracellular cholesterol transporter which acts in concert with NPC1 and plays an important role in the egress of cholesterol from the endosomal/lysosomal compartment. Both NPC1 and NPC2 function as the cellular 'tag team duo' (TTD) to catalyze the mobilization of cholesterol within the multivesicular environment of the late endosome (LE) to effect egress through the limiting bilayer of the LE. NPC2 binds unesterified cholesterol that has been released from LDLs in the lumen of the late endosomes/lysosomes and transfers it to the cholesterol-binding pocket of the N-terminal domain of NPC1. Cholesterol binds to NPC1 with the hydroxyl group buried in the binding pocket and is exported from the limiting mbrane of late endosomes/ lysosomes to the ER and plasma mbrane by an unknown mechanism. The secreted form of NCP2 regulates biliary cholesterol secretion via stimulation of ABCG5/ABCG8-mediated cholesterol transport .

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:

NPC2 family

Reference:

Regional variation of specific gene expression in the dog epididymis as revealed by in-situ transcript hybridization.Pera I., Ivell R., Kirchhoff C.Int. J. Androl. 17:324-330(1994)