Purity ~85% (SDS-PAGE). Involved in melanosome biogenesis by ensuring the stability of GPR143. Plays a vital role in the expression, stability, trafficking, and processing of melanocyte protein PMEL, which is critical to the formation of stage II melanosomes. Source: Recombinant protein corresponding to aa1-118 from human MLANA, fused to His-Tag at N-terminal, expressed in E. coli. Molecular Weight: ~13.15kD AA