Anti-TNNI1 Antibody Picoband®

Troponin I, slow skeletal muscle is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TNNI1 gene. Troponin proteins associate with tropomyosin and regulate the calcium sensitivity of the myofibril contractile apparatus of striated muscles. Troponin I (TnI), along with troponin T (TnT) and troponin C (TnC), is one of 3 subunits that form the troponin complex of the thin filaments of striated muscle. TnI is the inhibitory subunit; blocking actin-myosin interactions and thereby mediating striated muscle relaxation. The TnI subfamily contains three genes: TnI-skeletal-fast-twitch, TnI-skeletal-slow-twitch, and TnI-cardiac. The TnI-fast and TnI-slow genes are expressed in fast-twitch and slow-twitch skeletal muscle fibers, respectively, while the TnI-cardiac gene is expressed exclusively in cardiac muscle tissue. This gene encodes the Troponin-I-skeletal-slow-twitch protein. This gene is expressed in cardiac and skeletal muscle during early development but is restricted to slow-twitch skeletal muscle fibers in adults. The encoded protein prevents muscle contraction by inhibiting calcium-mediated conformational changes in actin-myosin complexes.

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of human TNNI1, which shares 94.7% amino acid (aa) sequence identity with mouse and rat TNNI1.

1. Guenet, J.-L., Simon-Chazottes, D., Gravel, M., Hastings, K. E. M., Schiaffino, S. Cardiac and skeletal muscle troponin I isoforms are encoded by a dispersed gene family on mouse chromosomes 1 and 7. Mammalian Genome 7: 13-15, 1996. 2. Tiso, N., Rampoldi, L., Pallavicini, A., Zimbello, R., Pandolfo, D., Valle, G., Lanfranchi, G., Danieli, G. A. Fine mapping of five human skeletal muscle genes: alpha-tropomyosin, beta-tropomyosin, troponin-I slow-twitch, troponin-I fast-twitch, and troponin-C fast. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 230: 347-350, 1997. 3. Wade, R., Eddy, R., Shows, T. B., Kedes, L. cDNA sequence, tissue-specific expression, and chromosomal mapping of the human slow-twitch skeletal muscle isoform of troponin I. Genomics 7: 346-357, 1990.

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.