MOUSE ANTI HUMAN ALPHA A CRYSTALLIN

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 alpha A crystallin, a 20kDa water-soluble major structural protein and member of the heat shock protein family, designated HSPB4, which acts as a molecular chaperone and is believed to play a role in the maintenance of ocular lens transparency/refractive index. <br> <br>Besides the involvement of both alpha A and alpha B crystallin in the prevention of protein precipitation and cataract formation in the eye, alpha crystallins have also been demonstrated in other tissues including the heart, brain, kidney, spleen and thymus.

[alpha-crystallin A chain; Alpha-crystallin A chain; alpha-crystallin A chain; crystallin, alpha-1; heat shock protein beta-4; human alphaA-crystallin (CRYA1); crystallin, alpha A; Heat shock protein beta-4; HspB4]