Nt5e, also known as 5-nucleotidase, is the main enzyme responsible for conversion of AMP into the immunosuppressive molecule adenosine. It was demonstrated to play a direct role in tumor progression including regulation of tumor vascularization. It is of general functional importance for the metabolism of nucleotides at the ventricular surface of the retina as well as the ventricles of the brain, a feature that is maintained throughout development. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa24-188 from mouse Nt5e, fused to His-Tag at C-terminal, expressed in insect cell. Molecular Weight: ~59.1kD (531aa), 50-70kD (SDS-PAGE under reducing conditions) Endotoxin: <1EU/1ug (determined by LAL method) Biological Activity: Specific activity is >8000pmol/min/ug, and is defined as the amount of enzyme that hydrolyze 1pmole of Adenosine 5'- monophosphate to phosphate/minute/minute at pH 7.5 at 25C. Amino Acid Sequence: WELTILHTND VHSRLEQTSD DSTKCLNASL CVGGVARLFT KVQQIRKEEP NVLFLDAGDQ YQGTIWFTVY KGLEVAHFMN ILGYDAMALG NHEFDNGVEG LIDPLLRNVK FPILSANIKA RGPLAHQISG LFLPSKVLSV GGEVVGIVGY TSKETPFLSN PGTNLVFEDE ISALQPEVDK LKTLNVNKII ALGHSGFEMD KLIAQKVRGV DIVVGGHSNT FLYTGNPPSK EVPAGKYPFI VTADDGRQVP VVQAYAFGKY LGYLKVEFDD KGNVITSYGN PILLNSSIPE DATIKADINQ WRIKLDNYST QELGRTIVYL DGSTQTCRFR ECNMGNLICD AMINNNLRHP DEMFWNHVSM CIVNGGGIRS PIDEKNNGTI TWENLAAVLP FGGTFDLVQL KGSTLKKAFE HSVHRYGQST GEFLQVGGIH VVYDINRKPW NRVVQLEVLC TKCRVPIYEP LEMDKVYKVT LPSYLANGGD GFQMIKDELL KHDSGDQDIS VVSEYISKMK VVYPAVEGRI KFSLEHHHHH H Storage and Stability: May be stored at 4C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.. Store at -20C. Aliquots are stable for 6 months after receipt at -20C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.