UCN (A103) polyclonal antibody

Product Specifications

Background

Urocortins 1, 2 and 3 are the mammalian homologs of fish urotensin I. Mammalian urocortin is a member of the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) family that is expressed in a region of the rat midbrain. The distinct expression pattern in discrete brain regions suggests that it influences such behavior as feeding, anxiety and auditory processing. Synthetic human urocortin binds with high affinity to CRH receptors and acts in vitro to release ACTH from dispersed rat anterior pituitary cells. It is suggested that urocortin may be an endogenous CRF-like factor in the brain responsible for the effects of stress on appetite. The gene which encodes urocortin maps to human chromosome 2. Specifically, urocortin III is a specific ligand for CRF type 2 receptor which mediates stress-coping responses. Human urocortin I and III are expressed in the human heart. Urocortin III is also expressed in the pituitary gland, adrenal gland, GI tract, ovary, spleen, brain and kidney.

CAS Number

9007-83-4

Structure Composition

Rabbit IgG, 1mg/ml in PBS with 0.02% sodium azide, 50% glycerol, pH7.2

Product Name Alternative

Urocortin

Swiss Prot

P55089

Reactivity

Human, Mouse, Rat

Immunogen

Synthetic peptide, corresponding to amino acids 80-130 of Human UCN.

Conjugation

Unconjugated

Applications

WB IHC

Dilution

WB: 1:500~1:1000 IHC: 1:50~1:200

Purity

The antibody was affinity-purified from rabbit antiserum by affinity-chromatography using epitope-specific immunogen and the purity is > 95% (by SDS-PAGE) .

Modification

Unmodification

Molecular Weight

~ 13 kDa

Storage Conditions

Store at 4°C short term. Aliquot and store at -20°C long term. Avoid freeze-thaw cycles.

Notes

For research use only, not for use in diagnostic procedure.

Specificity

Urocortin (A103) polyclonal antibody detects endogenous levels of Urocortin protein.

Applications Notes

Western blot (WB) analysis of UCN (A103) polyclonal antibody at 1:500 dilution Lane1:HEK293T whole cell lysate Lane2:sp2/0 whole cell lysate Lane3:PC12 whole cell lysate