PPIases catalyze the cis-trans isomerization of proline imidic peptide bonds in oligopeptides and accelerate the folding of proteins. Cyclophilin-A is a cyclosporin binding-protein and may play a role in cyclosporin A-mediated immunosuppression. Cyclophilin-A can also interact with several HIV proteins, including p55 gag, Vpr, and capsid protein, and has been shown to be necessary for the formation of infectious HIV virions. Multiple pseudogenes that map to different chromosomes have been reported.
Cyclophilin A Mouse Recombinant produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated polypeptide chain containing 187 amino acids (1-164a.a.) and having a molecular mass of 20.4kDa.
Cyclophilin A is fused to a 23 amino acid His-tag at N-terminus & purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.