Transglutaminase 2 (C Polypeptide, Protein-Glutamine-gamma-Glutamyltransferase) (TGM2) protein (His tag)
Description
Celiac disease is an enteropathy that is characterized by intestinal lesions of variable severity. Tissue-type transglutaminase (tTG) is believed to be the predominant autoantigen for celiac disease and the corresponding autoantibodies show higher sensitivity and specificity than anti-gliadin antibodies. Highly pure recombinant human tTG is now available to replace the traditionally used tTG fraction from guinea pig.Tissue-type transglutaminase antigens have been specifically modified for improved handling: exchange of an active site AA eliminates the protein cross-linking activity of the enzyme, while maintaining the native three-dimensional structure and the enzyme's secondary GTPase activity. This engineering assures reproducible properties of the antigen preparations through the absence of variable and ill-defined covalent aggregates of tTG antigen and host cell proteins Synonyms: Protein-glutamine gamma-glutamyltransferase 2, EC 2.3.2.13, Tissue transglutaminase, TGase C, TGC, TG(C), Transglutaminase-2, TGase-H, TG2, TGM2