Murine polyomavirus (MPyV) (strain Kilham) VP1 Protein (His) is expressed in Baculovirus insect cells with C-6xHis tag. The predicted molecular weight is 42.5 kDa and the accession number is P24595.

MPyV

Baculovirus Insect Cells

Major structural protein VP1,Major capsid protein VP1

APTVKKRTSQNQGLSPQKSQNSVVVGGIQVLDVRTGPDSITQIEAFLNPRMGKPVDSDFYGFSDNITVSADYTQDMPRIKELPCYSMAKISLPMLNEDMTCDTILMWEAISCKTEVVGVSSLTNCHSAVKRLYDNEGAGFPVQGLNFHFFSVGGEALDLQWLWKNYRCNYPAGVAALQAAPKAAQVLDPKLKAKLTADGKFPIEAWSPDPAKNENTRYFGTYTGGLQTPPVLQITNTTTTILLNENGVGPLCKGDGLYLASADIVGFRTQQNNKMHLRGLPRYFSIHLRKGCANPYPVSSLLNTFSSEMMPLNSWMLQVEEVRIYDGVERLPGDPDMIRYRIIWPGRLLSLIFPAMRHKHLYFFVMQAFIVL

2-373 aa

> 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Reconstitute the lyophilized protein in sterile deionized water. The product concentration should not be less than 100 μg/mL. Before opening, centrifuge the tube to collect powder at the bottom. After adding the reconstitution buffer, avoid vortexing or pipetting for mixing.

Lyophilized powders can be stably stored for over 12 months, while liquid products can be stored for 6-12 months at -80°C. For reconstituted protein solutions, the solution can be stored at -20°C to -80°C for at least 3 months. Please avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles and store products in aliquots.

Forms an icosahedral capsid with a T=7 symmetry and a 40 nm diameter. The capsid is composed of 72 pentamers linked to each other by disulfide bonds and associated with VP2 or VP3 proteins. Interacts with terminal alpha(2,3)-linked sialic acids on the cell surface to provide virion attachment to target cell. This attachment induces virion internalization predominantly through caveolin-mediated endocytosis. Once attached, the virion is internalized by caveolin-mediated endocytosis and traffics to the endoplasmic reticulum. Inside the endoplasmic reticulum, the protein folding machinery isomerizes VP1 interpentamer disulfide bonds, thereby triggering initial uncoating. Next, the virion uses the endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation machinery to probably translocate in the cytosol before reaching the nucleus. Nuclear entry of the viral DNA involves the selective exposure and importin recognition of VP2/Vp3 nuclear localization signal. In late phase of infection, neo-synthesized VP1 encapsulates replicated genomic DNA in the nucleus, and participates in rearranging nucleosomes around the viral DNA.