MOUSE ANTI HUMAN C3a

Store at 4 °C or at -20 °C if preferred. Storage in frost-free freezers is not recommended. This product should be stored undiluted. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing as this may denature the antibody. Should this product contain a precipitate we recommend microcentrifugation before use.<br>Shelf Life: 18 months from date of despatch.

This item recognises 9 kDa complement component 3a (C3a) which is present in the blood serum. C3a is generated over the course of complement activation where complement 3 (C3) convertases cleave C3 to C3a and C3b, which is further degraded into iC3b and C3dg/C3d. C3 is crucial in the induction of tolerance generated when an antigen is introduced into immunoprivileged sites and this is exploited by pathogens and cancer cells to evade the immune system by inhibiting complement activation. <br>C3a mediates local inflammatory process. It induces the contraction of smooth muscle, increases vascular permeability and causes histamine release from mast cells and basophilic leukocytes. C3a is expressed at significantly higher levels in colorectal cancer. <br>This item shows minimal reactivity with other complement proteins in radioimmunoassays and haemagglutination. Clone 10-21 has been reported to work in western blotting applications.

[complement C3; Complement C3; complement C3; C3 and PZP-like alpha-2-macroglobulin domain-containing protein 1; C3a anaphylatoxin; acylation-stimulating protein cleavage product; complement component C3; complement component C3a; complement component C3b; epididymis secretory sperm binding protein Li 62p; prepro-C3; complement component 3; C3 and PZP-like alpha-2-macroglobulin domain-containing protein 1Cleaved into the following 12 chains:Complement C3 beta chain; C3-beta-c; C3bc; Complement C3 alpha chain; C3a anaphylatoxin; Acylation stimulating protein; ASPAlternative name(s):C3adesArg]