Anti-Clusterin/CLU Antibody Picoband®

The protein encoded by this gene is a secreted chaperone that can under some stress conditions also be found in the cell cytosol. It has been suggested to be involved in several basic biological events such as cell death, tumor progression, and neurodegenerative disorders. Alternate splicing results in both coding and non-coding variants.

ATPases, Cancer, Metabolism, Neuroscience, Neurotransmission, Plasma Membrane, Protein Trafficking, Secretory Vesicles, Signal Transduction, Vesicle Transport

Required for vesicle-mediated transport. Catalyzes the fusion of transport vesicles within the Golgi cisternae. Is also required for transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi stack. Seems to function as a fusion protein required for the delivery of cargo proteins to all compartments of the Golgi stack independent of vesicle origin. Interaction with AMPAR subunit GRIA2 leads to influence GRIA2 membrane cycling (By similarity) .

1. Bertrand, P., Poirier, J., Oda, T., Finch, C. E., Pasinetti, G. M. Association of apolipoprotein E genotype with brain levels of apolipoprotein E and apolipoprotein J (clusterin) in Alzheimer disease. Molec. Brain Res. 33: 174-178, 1995. 2. Birkenmeier, E. H., Letts, V. A., Frankel, W. N., Magenheimer, B. S., Calvet, J. P. Sulfated glycoprotein-2 (Sgp-2) maps to mouse chromosome 14. Mammalian Genome 4: 131-132, 1993. Note: Erratum: Mammalian Genome 4: 238 only, 1993. 3. Chen, X., Halberg, R. B., Ehrhardt, W. M., Torrealba, J., Dove, W. F. Clusterin as a biomarker in murine and human intestinal neoplasia. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 100: 9530-9535, 2003.

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 freezing and thawing.