
Anti-Acinus(NP)Antibody
CatalogNo.:2241
Size:100ugIgGinPBS,pH7.4,purifiedbyimmunoaffinitychromatography.
AnewinducerofchromatincondensationwasrecentlyidentifiedanddesignatedAcinus(forApoptoticChromatinCondensationInducerintheNucleus).
Acinusiscleavedbycaspase-3andanadditionalproteasetogenerateasmallactivepeptide,p17,whichcauseschromatincondensationinvitrowhenitisaddedtopurfiednuclei.Acinusalsoinducesapoptoticchromatincondensationincells.
Acinusisubiquitouslyexpressed.ThreedifferentsplicedformsofAcinushavebeenidentifiedinhumanandmouseandaredesignatedAcinusL,AcinusS,andAcinusS’.
Antigen:Peptidecorrespondingtoaa994-1009ofhumanAcinusL,aa236-251ofhumanAcinusSandaa267-282ofhumanAcinusS’whichareidenticaltothoseofmouseAcinus.ThesesequencesarelocatedneartheN-terminusofactivepeptidep17.
HostSpecies:Rabbit
Preservatives:0.02%sodiumazide.
SPECIFICITYThisantibodyrecognizeshumanandmouseAcinus(220kD).
Immunoblotting:useat1-10ug/ml
WesternblotanalysisofAcinusinK562wholecelllysatewithAcinusantibody(NP)at1μg/ml.
Thesearerecommendedconcentrations.Endusershoulddetermineoptimalconcentrationsfortheirapplications.
Positivecontrol:K562wholecelllysate.
DiluteinPBSormediumwhichisidenticaltothatusedintheassaysystem.
Thisantibodyisstableforatleastone(1)yearat-20oC.Avoidmultiplefreeze-thawcycles.
Forinvitroinvestigationaluseonly.Notforuseintherapeuticordiagnosticprocedures.