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Peripherin (F3J1R) Rabbit mAb #85624

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    Supporting Data

    REACTIVITY H M R
    SENSITIVITY Endogenous
    MW (kDa) 58
    Source/Isotype Rabbit IgG
    Application Key:
    • WB-Western Blotting 
    • IF-Immunofluorescence 
    Species Cross-Reactivity Key:
    • H-Human 
    • M-Mouse 
    • R-Rat 

    Product Information

    Product Usage Information

    Application Dilution
    Western Blotting 1:1000
    Immunofluorescence (Frozen) 1:50 - 1:200
    Immunofluorescence (Immunocytochemistry) 1:50 - 1:200

    Storage

    Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/mL BSA, 50% glycerol, and less than 0.02% sodium azide. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.

    Protocol

    Specificity / Sensitivity

    Peripherin (F3J1R) Rabbit mAb recognizes endogenous levels of total peripherin protein. This antibody detects a peripherin dimer at 140 kDa and may also detect other peripherin isoforms.

    Species Reactivity:

    Human, Mouse, Rat

    Source / Purification

    Monoclonal antibody is produced by immunizing animals with recombinant protein specific to the carboxy terminus of mouse peripherin protein.

    Background

    The cytoskeleton consists of three types of cytosolic fibers: actin microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules. Peripherin is a class-III intermediate filament protein selectively expressed in peripheral nervous system (PNS) neurons (1). Several peripherin isoforms exist through alternative splicing, with the dominant isoform occurring at 58 kDa and minor isoforms occurring at 48, 45, 32, and 25 kDa (2,3). Additionally, an aggregate-forming 28 kDa splice isoform of peripherin has been shown to be upregulated in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, suggesting a role in disease pathology (3). Functionally, peripherin plays an important role in neurite outgrowth, axonal transport, and myelination; it also interacts with proteins responsible for vesicular trafficking (4). Because of its nearly exclusive expression in PNS neurons, it may be a promising blood biomarker of PNS axonal damage (5).
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