Purity ~85% (SDS-PAGE). BECN1, also as known as Beclin-1 and autophagy-related gene (Atg) 6, belongs to the beclin family. This protein plays a central role in autophagy. Beclin-1 and its binding partner class III phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K), also named Vps34, are required for the initiation of the formation of the autophagasome in autophagy. Also it required for the abcission step of cytokinesis. BECN1 plays a role in antiviral host defense. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa1-450 from human BECN1 at N-terminal, fused to His-tag expressed in E.coli. Molecular Weight: ~54.1kD (470aa) AA Sequence: MGSSHHHHHH SSGLVPRGSH MEGSKTSNNS TMQVSFVCQR CSQPLKLDTS FKILDRVTIQ ELTAPLLTTA QAKPGETQEE ETNSGEEPFI ETPRQDGVSR RFIPPARMMS TESANSFTLI GEASDGGTME NLSRRLKVTG DLFDIMSGQT DVDHPLCEEC TDTLLDQLDT QLNVTENECQ NYKRCLEILE QMNEDDSEQL QMELKELALE EERLIQELED VEKNRKIVAE NLEKVQAEAE RLDQEEAQYQ REYSEFKRQQ LELDDELKSV ENQMRYAQTQ LDKLKKTNVF NATFHIWHSG QFGTINNFRL GRLPSVPVEW NEINAAWGQT VLLLHALANK MGLK