Anti-Syndecan 3/SDC3 Antibody Picoband®

Syndecan-3, also called SYND3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SDC3 gene. This gene was assigned to human chromosome 1p35.2. This gene can function as in trans HIV receptors via binding of HIV-1 gp120 to the syndecan heparin sulfate chains. It may play a role in the organization of cell shape by affecting the actin cytoskeleton, and possibly by transferring signals from the cell surface in a sugar-dependent mechanism. In wildtype mice, SDC3 was expressed in hypothalamic regions that control energy balance. It was proposed that oscillation of hypothalamic SDC3 levels physiologically modulates feeding behavior.

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the N-terminus of mouse Syndecan 3/SDC3, identical to the related rat sequence, and different from the related human sequence by one amino acid.

Cell surface proteoglycan that may bear heparan sulfate. May have a role in the organization of cell shape by affecting the actin cytoskeleton, possibly by transferring signals from the cell surface in a sugar-dependent mechanism (By similarity) . .

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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.