Description
S100 calcium binding protein A1, also known as S100A, is a member of the S100 family of proteins containing 2 EF-hand calcium-binding motifs. S100 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm and nucleus of a wide range of cells, and involved in the regulation of a number of cellular processes such as cell cycle progression and differentiation. S100A1 is expressed by striated muscle, endothelium and chondrocytes. Intracellularly, S100A1 regulates cytosolic Ca levels, and is part of the Hsp70/Hsp90 mutlichaperone complex that protects against protein denaturation. Recombinant mouse S100A1 protein, fused to His-tag at N-terminus, was expressed in E.coli and purified by using conventional chromatography techniques