Anti-Elafin/Skalp/PI3 Antibody Picoband® Fluoro550 Conjugated

Elafin, also known as peptidase inhibitor 3 or skin-derived antileukoprotease (SKALP), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PI3 gene. This gene encodes an elastase-specific inhibitor that functions as an antimicrobial peptide against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and fungal pathogens. The protein contains a WAP-type four-disulfide core (WFDC) domain, and is thus a member of the WFDC domain family. Most WFDC gene members are localized to chromosome 20q12-q13 in two clusters: centromeric and telomeric. And this gene belongs to the centromeric cluster. Expression of this gene is upgulated by bacterial lipopolysaccharides and cytokines.

Elafin; Elastase-specific inhibitor; ESI; Peptidase inhibitor 3; PI-3; Protease inhibitor WAP3; Skin-derived antileukoproteinase; SKALP; WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 14; PI3; WAP3, WFDC14

Cell Biology, Cell Cycle, Immunology, Innate Immunity, Kinases/Phosphatases, Lipid Signaling, Protein Phosphorylation, Ser/Thr Kinases, Signal Transduction, Signaling Pathway, TLR Signaling

1. Entrez Gene: PI3 peptidase inhibitor 3, skin-derived (SKALP) . 2. Clauss A, Lilja H, Lundwall A (Nov 2002) . A locus on human chromosome 20 contains several genes expressing protease inhibitor domains with homology to whey acidic protein. Biochem J 368 (Pt 1) : 233–42. 3. Molhuizen HO, Zeeuwen PL, Olde Weghuis D, Geurts van Kessel A, Schalkwijk J (Feb 1994) . Assignment of the human gene encoding the epidermal serine proteinase inhibitor SKALP (PI3) to chromosome region 20q12→q13. Cytogenet Cell Genet 66 (2) : 129–31.