Bestrophin-1 rabbit pAb

• Background :

  This gene encodes a member of the bestrophin gene family. This small gene family is characterized by proteins with a highly conserved N-terminus with four to six transmembrane domains. Bestrophins may form chloride ion channels or may regulate voltage-gated L-type calcium-ion channels. Bestrophins are generally believed to form calcium-activated chloride-ion channels in epithelial cells but they have also been shown to be highly permeable to bicarbonate ion transport in retinal tissue. Mutations in this gene are responsible for juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD2), also known as Best macular dystrophy, in addition to adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD) and other retinopathies. Alternative splicing results in multiple variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008]

• Description :

  This gene encodes a member of the bestrophin gene family. This small gene family is characterized by proteins with a highly conserved N-terminus with four to six transmembrane domains. Bestrophins may form chloride ion channels or may regulate voltage-gated L-type calcium-ion channels. Bestrophins are generally believed to form calcium-activated chloride-ion channels in epithelial cells but they have also been shown to be highly permeable to bicarbonate ion transport in retinal tissue. Mutations in this gene are responsible for juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD2), also known as Best macular dystrophy, in addition to adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD) and other retinopathies. Alternative splicing results in multiple variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008],

• UniProt :

  O76090

• Swiss Prot :

  O76090

• Reactivity :

  Human; Rat; Mouse

• Immunogen :

  Synthetic Peptide of Bestrophin-1 AA range: 161-211

• Clonality :

  Polyclonal

• Source :

  Rabbit

• Applications :

  WB; IHC; IF

• Concentration :

  1 mg/ml

• Dilution :

  Western Blot: 1/500 - 1/2000. Immunohistochemistry: 1/100 - 1/300. ELISA: 1/40000. Not yet tested in other applications.

• Molecular Weight :

  67kD

• Storage Conditions :

  -20°C/1 year

• Observed Molecular Weight :

  67kD

• Fragment :

  IgG

• Subcellular Location :

  Cell membrane ; Multi-pass membrane protein . Basolateral cell membrane .

• Other Product Names :

  Bestrophin-1 (TU15B; Vitelliform macular dystrophy protein 2)

• Gene ID (Human) :

  7439