Anti-StAR (Steroidogenic Acute Regulator) (Leydig Cell Marker) Monoclonal Antibody (Clone: STAR/2140)

Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (STAR) controls the rate-limiting step of steroidegenesis by translocating cholesterol from the outer mitochondrial membrane to the inner membrane where it is later cleaved to pregnenolone.It is primarily present in steroid-producing cells, including Leydig cells in the testis, theca cells and luteal cells in the ovary and adrenal cells in the adrenal cortex. Due to low levels of pregnenolone, seminomas and Leydig cell tumors display no specific STAR staining. Therefore, STAR antibody may assist in differentiating sex cord stromal tumors (SCST), seminomas and embryonal carcinomas.

Product Specifications

Product Name Alternative

Cholesterol trafficker; Luteinizing hormone induced protein; Mitochondrial steroid acute regulatory protein; StAR; StAR related lipid transfer (START) domain containing 1; StARD1; START domain-containing protein 1; Steroid acute regulatory protein; Steroidogenic acute regulator (STAR) ; Steroidogenic

Gene Name

STAR

Gene ID

6770

UniProt

P49675

Host

Mouse

Reactivity

Human

Immunogen

Recombinant fragment (around aa 39-108) of human STAR protein (exact sequence is proprietary)

Clonality

Monoclonal

Clone

STAR/2140

Applications

IHC

Components

200 μg/mL of Ab Purified from Bioreactor Concentrate by Protein A/G. Prepared in 10mM PBS with 0.05% BSA & 0.05% azide. Also available WITHOUT BSA & azide at 1.0mg/mL.

Storage Conditions

Antibody with azide - store at 2 to 8°C. Antibody without azide - store at -20 to -80°C. Antibody is stable for 24 months. Non-hazardous.

Applications Notes

Immunohistochemistry (Formalin-fixed) (1-2ug/ml for 30 min at RT) (Staining of formalin-fixed tissues requires heating tissue sections in 10mM Tris with 1mM EDTA, pH 9.0, for 45 min at 95&degC followed by cooling at RT for 20 minutes)