Anti-Prion protein PrP/PRNP Antibody Picoband®

About this product

Boster Bio Anti-Prion protein PrP/PRNP Antibody catalog # PA1795. Tested in IHC, WB applications. This antibody reacts with Mouse, Rat. The brand Picoband indicates this is a premium antibody that guarantees superior quality, high affinity, and strong signals with minimal background in Western blot applications. Only our best-performing antibodies are designated as Picoband, ensuring unmatched performance.

Specifications

Catalog number

PA1795

Size / count

100 µg/Vial

Dry ice

No

Hazardous

No

Discontinued

No

Background

PRNP (prion protein), also known as CD230 and PRP, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRNP gene. The major prion protein is expressed in the brain and several other tissues. Expression is most predominant in the nervous system but occurs in many other tissues throughout the body. Puckett et al. (1991) identified a RFLP with a high degree of heterozygosity in the 5-prime region of the PRNP gene, which might serve as a useful marker for the pter-p12 region of chromosome 20. PRNP is associated with a variety of cognitive deficiencies and neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and kuru. PRNP is highly conserved through mammals, lending credence to application of conclusions from test animals such as mice. Comparison between primates is especially similar, ranging from 92.9-99.6% similarity in amino acid sequences.

Synonyms

Major prion protein; PrP; PrP27-30; PrP33-35C; CD230; Prnp; Prn-p, Prp

Gene Name

PRNP

Gene ID

19122

UniProt

P04925

Host

Rabbit

Reactivity

Mouse, Rat

Cross Reactivity

No cross-reactivity with other proteins

Immunogen

A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence in the middle region of mouse PRNP, identical to the related rat sequence.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Tissue Specificity

Highly expressed in the brain, lung, kidney and heart. Expressed at low levels in the liver and spleen. .

Applications

IHC, WB

Field of Research

Hematopoietic Progenitors, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurology Process, Neuroscience, Stem Cells, Surface Molecules

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

May play a role in neuronal development and synaptic plasticity. May be required for neuronal myelin sheath maintenance. May play a role in iron uptake and iron homeostasis. Soluble oligomers are toxic to cultured neuroblastoma cells and induce apoptosis (in vitro) (By similarity) . Association with GPC1 (via its heparan sulfate chains) targets PRNP to lipid rafts. Also provides Cu (2+) or ZN (2+) for the ascorbate-mediated GPC1 deaminase degradation of its heparan sulfate side chains. .

References & Citations

1. Bounhar, Y., Zhang, Y., Goodyer, C. G., LeBlanc, A.Prion protein protects human neurons against Bax-mediated apoptosis.J. Biol. Chem. 276: 39145-39149, 2001. 2. Brown, P., Galvez, S., Goldfarb, L. G., Nieto, A., Cartier, L., Gibbs, C. J., Jr., Gajdusek, D. C.Familial Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in Chile is associated with the codon 200 mutation of the PRNP amyloid precursor gene on chromosome 20.J. Neurol. Sci. 112: 65-67, 1992. 3. Puckett, C., Concannon, P., Casey, C., Hood, L.Genomic structure of the human prion protein gene.Am. J. Hum. Genet. 49: 320-329, 1991.

Storage Conditions

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.

Calculated Molecular Weight

27977 MW

Observed Molecular Weight

28 kDa

Specificity

No cross reactivity with other proteins.

Gene Name Synonym

Major prion protein

Subcellular Location

Cell membrane ; Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor . Golgi apparatus . Targeted to lipid rafts via association with the heparan sulfate chains of GPC1. Colocates, in the presence of CU (2+), to vesicles in para- and perinuclear regions, where both proteins undergo internalization. Heparin displaces PRNP from lipid rafts and promotes endocytosis. .

Protein Name

Major prion protein (PrP)

Isotype

Rabbit IgG

Contents

Each vial contains 5mg BSA, 0.9mg NaCl, 0.2mg Na2HPO4, 0.05mg Thimerosal, 0.05mg NaN3.