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Anti-Granulin (C-terminal) antibody produced in rabbit

~1.0 mg/mL, affinity isolated antibody

Synonym(s):

Anti-Acrogranin, Anti-Epithelin, Anti-GEP, Anti-GP88, Anti-GRN, Anti-PCDGF, Anti-PEPI, Anti-PGRN, Anti-Progranulin

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
51111800
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen ~80 kDa

species reactivity

human

concentration

~1.0 mg/mL

technique(s)

indirect immunofluorescence: 10-20 μg/mL using A431 cells
western blot: 1-2 μg/mL using MCF7 cell extracts

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... GRN(2896)

General description

Granulin is composed of 7.5 repeat units of a unique, structurally defined cysteine-rich granulin-eptihelin motif.
Granulins (also known as granulin/epithelin precursor [GEP]) are a secreted growth factors expressed mainly by granulocytes. They are secreted as high molecular weight precursor proteins, pro-granulins (PGRN), with seven and a half repeats of 12-cysteine granulin motif. Five human granulins have been isolated and they have a common precursor. PGRN is highly expressed in rapidly proliferating epithelial cells such as keratinocytes. It is also synthesised in neurons of cerebral cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum, central and peripheral nervous system.

Immunogen

synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence at the C-terminus of human granulin precursor, conjugated to KLH.

Application

Anti-Granulin (C-terminal) antibody produced in rabbit has been used in immunoblotting, immunofluorescence and western blotting.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Granulins are potent mitogenic factors, and mediate proliferation, motility, wound healing and anchorage-dependent growth of fibroblasts. Some of the pathways that are associated with PGRN are MAPK and PI3K/Akt.
Progranulin gene is mitotically quiescent epithelia and is expressed in low levels. It stimulates the proliferation in epithelial cells and promotes their anchorage-independent growth. Overexpression of progranulin confers epithelial invasiveness and tumorigenicity. There is growing evidence that granulin is involved in embryonic and neonatal development, placenta, the epidermis, vasculature angiogenesis, and the developing nervous system. Granulin stimulates an increase in cyclins D1 and cyclins B. Granulin overexpression has been associated with many cancers, including glioblastoma, breast, renal and invasive ovarian cancers. Granulin is highly expressed in motor neurons, it regulates neurite outgrowth and promotes neuronal cell survival. Progranulin gene mutations and PGRN gene haploinsufficiency have been recently proposed to cause a form of frontotemporal dementia (FTLD). It is also associated with the formation of pathogenic Tar-DNA Binding Protein 43 (TDP-43) and ubiquitin positive inclusions.

Physical form

Solution in 0.01 M phos­phate buffered saline, pH 7.4, containing 15 mM sodium azide.

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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