Source:

Aspergillus fumigatus

Alternate Names:

Extracellular metalloproteinase mep, AfuMep, Allergen Asp f 5, Elastinolytic metalloproteinase mep, Fungalysin mep

UniProt Number:

P46075

Purity:

>90%

Formulation:

Recombinant protein stored in 1 X PBS, 20mM arginine, 3% sucrose solution.

References:

1. Sirakova TD, Markaryan A, Kolattukudy PE. Molecular cloning and sequencing of the cDNA and gene for a novel elastinolytic metalloproteinase from Aspergillus fumigatus and its expression in Escherichia coli. Infect Immun. 1994 Oct;62(10):4208-18. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.10.4208-4218.1994. PMID: 7927676; PMCID: PMC303097.

2. Markaryan A, Morozova I, Yu H, Kolattukudy PE. Purification and characterization of an elastinolytic metalloprotease from Aspergillus fumigatus and immunoelectron microscopic evidence of secretion of this enzyme by the fungus invading the murine lung. Infect Immun. 1994 Jun;62(6):2149-57. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.6.2149-2157.1994. PMID: 8188335; PMCID: PMC186491.