Astaxanthin binding fasciclin family protein

AstaPo1 protein

Organism: Coelastrella astaxanthina

Monomeric molecular weight: 21.6 kDa

Oligomeric state: Monomer

Total molecular weight: 21.6 kDa

UniProt: S6BQ14 (21-223)

Sequence:

GPHMATPKANATTAKPASTTSTPVYATLSNAVTAGAAAPQLTTLFAAVRAANVTGALTANTTWTILAPTNDAFAKRLAKLNLTADAVLKNKDLLVKILSYHVIPSGAVYSKALKDNATVATALKDASVTVRLYQGKVMFKGPVNKAQVTVADIKAGGSVIHVINDVLLPPGVVSDAVAKQWKAEWEAMKAEKKVAPKATTGRRFLLF

Recombinant AstaPo1 produced in E.coli expressing zeaxanthin. The protein lacks the signal peptide and contains extra GPHM resides on the N-terminus remaining after the polyhistidine His6-tag removal.