Mammalian lens crystallins are divided into alpha, beta, and gamma families.
Alpha crystallins are composed of two gene products: alpha-A and alpha-B, for acidic and basic, respectively.
Alpha crystallins can be induced by heat shock and are members of the small heat shock protein (HSP20) family.
They act as molecular chaperones although they do not renature proteins and release them in the fashion of a true chaperone; instead they hold them in large soluble aggregates.
Post-translational modifications decrease the ability to chaperone.
These heterogeneous aggregates consist of 30-40 subunits; the alpha-A and alpha-B subunits have a 3:1 ratio, respectively.
Two additional functions of alpha crystallins are an autokinase activity and participation in the intracellular architecture.
The crystallin alpha B has been identified as a moonlighting protein based on its ability to perform mechanistically distinct functions.
Alpha-A and alpha-B gene products are differentially expressed; alpha-A is preferentially restricted to the lens and alpha-B is expressed widely in many tissues and organs.
Elevated expression of alpha-B crystallin occurs in many neurological diseases; a missense mutation cosegregated in a family with a desmin-related myopathy.
Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Applications:Suitable for use in Western Blot, Immunohistochemistry, and ELISA.
Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:Western Blot: 1:500-1:2000Immunohistochemistry (paraffin): 1:100-1:300ELISA: 1:10,000Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only.
Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Store at -20°C.
Aliquots are stable for 12 months after receipt.
For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
仕様
Size:100ul
Host:rabbit
Source Antibody:human
Grade:Affinity Purified
Purity:Purified by immunoaffinity chromatography.
Form:Supplied as a liquid in PBS, 0.5% BSA, 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol.
Specificity:Recognizes endogenous levels of human Crystallin-alphaB (phospho Ser19). Species Crossreactivity: mouse and rat
Isotype:IgG
Calc Applications Abbrev:E IHC WB
Calc Crossreactivity:Hu Mo Rt
Immunogen:Synthetic peptide corresponding to human Crystallin-alphaB around the phosphorylation site of S19.