Human Histone 4 (GenBank Accession No. NM_003548), a.a. 2-58 with N-terminal GST-tag, MW = 32 kDa, expressed in an E. coli expression system.

P62805

H4, HIST4, Histone h4, HIST2H4A

40 mM Tris-HCl, pH 8.0, 110 mM NaCl, 2.2 mM KCl, 3 mM DTT, 20% glycerol, and 16 mM glutathione

Aqueous buffer solution

>6 months at –80°C.

Useful as a substrate for methyltransferases or acetyltransferases and for screening small molecular inhibitors of histone methyltransferases for drug discovery.

1.  Kornberg, R.D. (1977) Annu. Rev. 
Biochem., 46, 931-954. 
2.  van Holde, K.E. (1989) Chromatin, 1-497.

Application Reference(s):
1. Differential mode of antimicrobial actions of arginine-rich and lysine-rich histones against Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (2013)
2. Extracellular histones are essential effectors of C5aR- and C5L2-mediated tissue damage and inflammation in acute lung injury (2013)

Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.

Methyltransferase

Recombinant Protein