Fusion protein corresponding to a region derived from 349-609 amino acids of human RAF1 |
Full name:
Raf-1 proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase
Synonyms:
NS5; CRAF; Raf-1; c-Raf; CMD1NN
Swissprot:
P04049
Gene Accession:
BC018119
Purity:
>85%, as determined by Coomassie blue stained SDS-PAGE
Expression system:
Escherichia coli
Tags:
His tag C-Terminus, GST tag N-Terminus
Background:
This gene is the cellular homolog of viral raf gene (v-raf). The encoded protein is a MAP kinase kinase kinase (MAP3K), which functions downstream of the Ras family of membrane associated GTPases to which it binds directly. Once activated, the cellular RAF1 protein can phosphorylate to activate the dual specificity protein kinases MEK1 and MEK2, which in turn phosphorylate to activate the serine/threonine specific protein kinases, ERK1 and ERK2. Activated ERKs are pleiotropic effectors of cell physiology and play an important role in the control of gene expression involved in the cell division cycle, apoptosis, cell differentiation and cell migration.