CHIT1 Polyclonal Antibody, Biotin Conjugated

Chitotriosidase is secreted by activated human macrophages and is markedly elevated in plasma of Gaucher disease patients. The expression of chitotriosidase occurs only at a late stage of differentiation of monocytes to activated macrophages in culture. Human macrophages can synthesize a functional chitotriosidase, a highly conserved enzyme with a strongly regulated expression. This enzyme may play a role in the degradation of chitin-containing pathogens. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]

CHI3; CHIT; CHIT1; CHIT1_HUMAN; CHITD; Chitinase 1; Chitinase 1 (chitotriosidase) ; Chitinase-1; Chitotriosidase; Chitotriosidase-1; EC 3.2.1.14; FLJ00314; MGC125322; Plasma methylumbelliferyl tetra N acetylchitotetraoside hydrolase.