Leptin qA Mouse, PEG

Leptin Antagonist Quadruple Mutant Mouse Recombinant is a single non-glycosilated polypeptide chain containing 146 amino acids and additional Ala at N-terminus. The Mouse Leptin antagonist was mutated, resulting in D23L/L39A/D40A/F41A mutant. The Mouse Leptin antagonist is bound to 20 kDa mono-PEG at N-terminus, resulting in 35.6 kDa. The Mouse Leptin Quadruple anatagonist Pegylated runs as a 55 kDa due to enlarged hydrodymanic volume. Leptin Antagonist Quadruple Mutant Mouse Recombinant was purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.      

Escherichia coli.

White lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder.

The Mouse Leptin Quadruple anatagonist was lyophilized from a concentrated (0.65mg/ml) solution with 0.003mM NaHCO₃.

It is recommended to reconstitute the lyophilized Leptin Antagonist Quadruple Mutant Mouse Recombinant in sterile water or sterile 0.4% NaHCO3adjusted to pH 8-9, not less than 100µg/ml, which can then be further diluted with other aqueous solutions.

Lyophilized Leptin Antagonist Quadruple Mutant Mouse Recombinant although stable at room temperature for several weeks, should be stored desiccated below -18°C. Upon reconstitution at > 0.1 mg/ml and up to 2mM and filter sterilization LEP mutant can be stored at 4°C or even room temperature for several weeks making it suitable for long term infusion studies using osmotic pumps. At lower concentration addition of a carrier protein (0.1% HSA or BSA) is suggested.

Please prevent freeze-thaw cycles.

Greater than 95.0% as determined by: 

(a) Gel filtration analysis.

(b) Analysis by SDS-PAGE.

Pegylated Mouse Leptin Quadruple Antagonist inhibits leptin-induced proliferation of BAF/3 cells stably transfected with the long form of human leptin receptor.  Pegylated recombinant mouse leptin antagonist in vitro activity is 6-8 fold lower than the non-pegylated recombinant super mouse leptin antagonist but in vivo it has profound weight gain effect, resulting mainly from increased food intake. Its in vivo activity compared to that of PEG-MLA is 9-27 fold higher.

Protein quantization was carried out by UV spectroscopy at 280 nm using the absorbency value of 0.2 as the extinction coefficient for a 0.1% (1mg/ml) solution at pH 8.0. This value is calculated by the PC GENE computer analysis program of protein sequences (IntelliGenetics).

SDS

Leptin produced mainly by adipocytes. Leptin mostly regulate long-term energy balance. Leptin is encoded by the LEP gene. Leptin receptors are expressed by various brain and peripheral cell types. leptin levels influence satiety, appetite and triggers behaviors which lead to energy savings. High leptin levels are interpreted by the brain that energy reserves are high, whereas low leptin levels means that energy reserves are low, in the process adapting the organism to starvation through a variety of metabolic, neurobiochemical, endocrine and behavioral change.