Description / anti-human Persephin (PSP) polyclonal antibody
Persephin is a disulfide-linked homodimer neurotrophic factor structurally related to GDNF, Artemin, and Neurturin. These proteins belong to the cysteine-knot family of growth factors that assume stable dimeric structures. Persephin signals through a multicomponent receptor system, composed of RET and one of four GFR α (α1-α4) receptors. The GFRα4 was first identified in chicken and was later shown to be the preferential binding subunit for Persephin. Persephin promotes the survival of ventral midbrain dompaminergic neurons and motor neurons after sciatic nerve oxotomy, and like GNDF, promotes ureteric bud branching. However, in contrast to GDNF and Neurturin, Persephin does not support survival of peripheral neurons.
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Size | 100 µg |
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Source | Rabbit |
Clone Nr. | Rabbit IgG |
Species Reactivity | Human |
Formulation | lyophilized from PBS |
Buffer | PBS |
Reconstitution | Centrifuge vial prior to opening. Reconstitute in sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/ml. |
Stability and Storage | The lyophilized antibody is stable for at least 2 years from date of receipt at -20°C. The reconstituted antibody is stable for at least two weeks at 2-8°C. Frozen aliquots are stable for at least 6 months when stored at -20°C. |
Preparation | Produced from sera of rabbits pre-immunized with highly pure (>98%) recombinant human Persephin. Anti-Human Persephin specific antibody was purified by affinity chromatography employing immobilized human Persephin matrix. |
Antigen | Recombinant Human Persephin |
Application | ELISA, WB |
Synonyms | PSPN; PSP |
Uniprot ID | O60542 |
Protein RefSeq | NP_004149.1 |
mRNA RefSeq | NM_004158 |