- Catalog number
- PB9039-FITC
- Size / count
- 100 µg/Vial
- Dry ice
- No
- Hazardous
- No
- Discontinued
- No
- Background
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), also known as corticotropin, is a polypeptide tropic hormone produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. It is an important component of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and is often produced in response to biological stress (along with its precursor corticotropin-releasing hormone from the hypothalamus). Its principal effects are increased production and release of corticosteroids. ACTH stimulates secretion of glucocorticoid steroid hormones from adrenal cortex cells, especially in the zona fasciculata of the adrenal glands. This gene can influence steroid hormone secretion by both rapid short-term mechanisms that take place within minutes and slower long-term actions. Besides, ACTH also enhances transcription of mitochondrial genes that encode for subunits of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation systems.
- Synonyms
- Pro-opiomelanocortin;POMC;Corticotropin-lipotropin;NPP;Melanotropin gamma;Gamma-MSH;Potential peptide;Corticotropin;Adrenocorticotropic hormone;ACTH;Melanotropin alpha;Alpha-MSH;Corticotropin-like intermediary peptide;CLIP;Lipotropin beta;Beta-LPH;Lipotropin gamma;Gamma-LPH;Melanotropin beta;Beta-MSH;Beta-endorphin;Met-enkephalin;POMC;
- Gene Name
- Pro-opiomelanocortin
- Gene ID
- 5443
- UniProt
- P01189
- Host
- Rabbit
- Reactivity
- Human,Mouse,Rat
- Cross Reactivity
- No cross-reactivity with other proteins
- Immunogen
- A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence in the middle region of human ACTH, different from the related mouse and rat sequences by two amino acids.
- Clonality
- Polyclonal
- Tissue Specificity
- ACTH and MSH are produced by the pituitary gland.
- Applications
- IHC
- Purification
- Immunogen affinity purified.
- Concentration
- Adding 0.2 ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500 μg/ml.
- Form
- Lyophilized
- Reconstitution
- Add 0.2ml of distilled water will yield a concentration of 500ug/ml.
- Function
- ACTH stimulates the adrenal glands to release cortisol.
- Components
- Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg NaN3.
- References & Citations
- 1. Dibner, Charna; Schibler, Ueli; Albrecht, Urs (2010). "The Mammalian Circadian Timing System: Organization and Coordination of Central and Peripheral Clocks". Annual Review of Physiology72: 517–549.
2. Hanukoglu I, Feuchtwanger R, Hanukoglu A (November 1990). "Mechanism of corticotropin and cAMP induction of mitochondrial cytochrome P450 system enzymes in adrenal cortex cells". J. Biol. Chem. 265 (33): 20602–8.
3. Raikhinstein M, Zohar M, Hanukoglu I (February 1994). "cDNA cloning and sequence analysis of the bovine adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) receptor". Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1220 (3): 329–32.
- Storage Conditions
- Store at -20℃ for one year from date of receipt. After reconstitution, at 4℃ for one month. It can also be aliquotted and stored frozen at -20℃ for six months. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
- Calculated Molecular Weight
- 29424 MW
- Observed Molecular Weight
- 30 kDa
- Fragment
- Rabbit IgG
- Specificity
- No cross reactivity with other proteins.
- Applications Notes
- Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Section), 0.5-1μg/ml, Mouse, Rat, Human, By Heat<br>
- Subcellular Location
- Secreted.
- Sequence Similarities
- Belongs to the POMC family.
- Protein Name
- Pro-opiomelanocortin