KLK8 Polyclonal Antibody

Kallikrein 8 (hK8), also known as neuropsin, brain serine protease 1 (BSP1), tumor associated differentially expressed gene 14 (TADG14), PRSS19, HNP and ovasin, is a trypsin like serine protease. Originally described from mouse brain, KLK8 was implicated in neural plasticity and learning. Kallikrein 8 is thought to be involved in neurite outgrowth and fasciculation during nervous system development. Kallikrein 8 is induced in neurite injury, and Kallikrein 8 has been shown to be elevated in the hippocampus on Alzheimer’s patients’ brains. Animal models of autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) show elevated Kallikrein 8 production. Kallikrein 8 null mice have aberrant synapses in their hippocampus, compared to wild type mice, and are predisposed to seizures. Kallikrein 8 is thought to regulate the early phase of long-term potentiation (LTP), possibly by cleaving fibronectin and other substrates. Kallikrein 8 is also found in the uterus, where it is hormonally regulated. Cervical cancer cell lines express high levels of Kallikrein 8, and it may be useful as a tumor marker. Kallikrein 8 is not limited to the brain and uterus, as many tissues and cell lines make the protein. Endogenous inhibitors include serine protease inhibitor 3 and protein C inhibitor, although Kallikrein 8 can be found complexed to a number of different protease inhibitors.

Kallikrein-8; Ovasin; Serine protease TADG 14; Tumor associated differentially expressed gene 14 protein; Brain serine protease 1; BSP1; hK8; HNP; HPN; Kallikrein 8 (neuropsin/ovasin) ; Kallikrein related peptidase 8; Kallikrein8; KLK 8; KLK8; KLK-8; KLK8 protein type 1; KLK8 protein type 2; Neuropsin; neuropsin type 1; Neuropsin type 1, included; Neuropsin type 2; Neuropsin type 2, included; Neuropsin, mouse, homolog of; NP; NRPN; Protease serine 19; PRSS 19; PRSS19; Serine protease 19; Serine protease kallikrein; Serine protease kallikrein/ovasin/neuropsin; Serine protease TADG14; TADG 14; TADG14; Tumor associated differentially expressed gene 14.

Paraformaldehyde-fixed, paraffin embedded (Mouse brain) ; Antigen retrieval by boiling in sodium citrate buffer (pH6.0) for 15min; Block endogenous peroxidase by 3% hydrogen peroxide for 20 minutes; Blocking buffer (normal goat serum) at 37°C for 30min; Antibody incubation with (KLK8) Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated at 1:400 overnight at 4°C