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SAB4200575

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Anti-SLC40A1 antibody produced in rabbit

IgG fraction of antiserum

Synonym(s):

Ferroportin-1(FPN1), HFE4, IREG1, MST079, MSTP079, MTP1, SLC11A3, solute carrier family 40 (iron-regulated transporter) member 1,

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

200

antibody form

IgG fraction of antiserum

antibody product type

primary antibodies

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

~60 kDa

species reactivity

rat, human

technique(s)

immunoblotting: 1:1,000-1:2,000 using rat kidney extracts (S1 fraction)
immunohistochemistry: 1:50-1:100 using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded human duodenum

UniProt accession no.

Q9NP59

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

human ... SLC40A1(30061)
rat ... Slc40a1(170840)

General description

SLC40A1 (also known as ferroportin, FPN1), also called iron-regulated transporter 1 (IREG1), is an iron transporter expressed in liver, duodenum and kidney. SLC40A1 is also expressed in the brain, duodenal mucosa, in neuronal cells and endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier.

Immunogen

synthetic peptide corresponding to an internal sequence of human SLC40A1, conjugated to KLH.

Application

Anti-SLC40A1 antibody produced in rabbit has been used in western blotting and immunohistochemistry.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Ferroportin 1(FPN1) plays a central role in systemic iron homeostasis and is critical for normal intestinal iron absorption. SLC40A1 is essential for development of the mouse embryo, forebrain patterning and neural tube closure. Hepcidin binds to and inhibits solute carrier family FPN1, thus preventing enterocytes of the intestines from secreting iron into the hepatic portal system, thereby functionally reducing iron absorption. Ferroportin in neuronal cells is required for cellular Fe2+ export, a process critical for normal neuronal function. It has been shown to interact with amyloid precursor protein (APP), to facilitate the iron export process from neuronal cells. Mutations in the FPN1 gene have been linked to hereditary hemochromatosis, a common disorder characterized by iron overload and multi-organ damage.

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

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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The iron exporter ferroportin/Slc40a1 is essential for iron homeostasis
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Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is complicated by pro-oxidant intraneuronal Fe(2+) elevation as well as extracellular Zn(2+) accumulation within amyloid plaque. We found that the AD β-amyloid protein precursor (APP) possesses ferroxidase activity mediated by a conserved H-ferritin-like active site, which is
Natascha A Wolff et al.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 15(2), 209-219 (2009-12-18)
Ferroportin 1 (FPN1) is an iron export protein expressed in liver and duodenum, as well as in reticuloendothelial macrophages. Previously, we have shown that divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1) is expressed in late endosomes and lysosomes of the kidney proximal
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Development (Cambridge, England), 137(18), 3079-3088 (2010-08-13)
Neural tube defects (NTDs) are some of the most common birth defects observed in humans. The incidence of NTDs can be reduced by peri-conceptional folic acid supplementation alone and reduced even further by supplementation with folic acid plus a multivitamin.

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