SYNONYMS
Myeloid cell surface antigen CD33 isoform 1, CD33, FLJ00391, p67, SIGLEC-3, SIGLEC3, gp67.
INTRODUCTION
CD33 is putative adhesion molecule of myelomonocytic-derived cells which mediates sialic-acid dependent binding to cells. CD33 prefers to bind to alpha-2,6-linked sialic acid. The sialic acid recognition site is masked by cis interactions with sialic acids on the same cell surface. In the immune response, CD33 perform as an inhibitory receptor upon ligand induced tyrosine phosphorylation by recruiting cytoplasmic phosphatases through their SH2 domains which block signal transduction through dephosphorylation of signaling molecules. In addition, CD33 induces apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia.
DESCRIPTION
CD33 produced in Sf9 Baculovirus cells is a single, glycosylated polypeptide chain (18-259 a.a.) and fused to a 239 aa hIgG-His Tag at C-terminus containing a total of 484 amino acids and having a molecular mass of 54kDa. CD33 shows multiple bands between 50-70kDa on SDS-PAGE, reducing conditions and purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
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