Anti-CCR1 Antibody Picoband®

C-C chemokine receptor type 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CCR1 gene. This gene encodes a member of the beta chemokine receptor family, which is predicted to be a seven transmembrane protein similar to G protein-coupled receptors. The ligands of this receptor include macrophage inflammatory protein 1 alpha (MIP-1 alpha), regulated on activation normal T expressed and secreted protein (RANTES), monocyte chemoattractant protein 3 (MCP-3), and myeloid progenitor inhibitory factor-1 (MPIF-1) . Chemokines and their receptors mediated signal transduction are critical for the recruitment of effector immune cells to the site of inflammation. Knockout studies of the mouse homolog suggested the roles of this gene in host protection from inflammatory response, and susceptibility to virus and parasite.

C-C chemokine receptor type 1; C-C CKR-1; CC-CKR-1; CCR-1; CCR1; Macrophage inflammatory protein 1-alpha receptor; MIP-1alpha-R; RANTES-R; CD191; Ccr1; Cmkbr1

Receptor for a C-C type chemokine. Binds to MIP-1-alpha, RANTES, and less efficiently, to MIP-1-beta or MCP-1 and subsequently transduces a signal by increasing the intracellular calcium ions level. Responsible for affecting stem cell proliferation.

1. Entrez Gene: CCR1 chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 1. 2. Neote K, DiGregorio D, Mak JY, Horuk R, Schall TJ (Mar 1993) . Molecular cloning, functional expression, and signaling characteristics of a C-C chemokine receptor. Cell 72 (3) : 415–25.

Store at -20°C for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4°C for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20°C for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.