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Anti-Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase (CAT) antibody produced in rabbit

enhanced validation

IgG fraction of antiserum, buffered aqueous solution

Synonym(s):

CAT Antibody - Anti-Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase (CAT) antibody produced in rabbit, Cat Antibody

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About This Item

MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352203
NACRES:
NA.46

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

conjugate

unconjugated

antibody form

IgG fraction of antiserum

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

form

buffered aqueous solution

mol wt

antigen 26 kDa

enhanced validation

recombinant expression
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technique(s)

indirect immunofluorescence: 10 μg/mL using eukaryotic cells transfected with a plasmid bearing the CAT gene
western blot: 10 μg/mL using eukaryotic cells transfected with a plasmid bearing the CAT gene

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

target post-translational modification

unmodified

General description

Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferases (CATs) shows conservation and differences in their amino acid sequences. CAT is encode by cat gene and exists as monomer and later assemble into a trimer.

Specificity

Anti-Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase (CAT) antibody is specific for bacterial CAT and recombinant CAT expressed in transfected eukaryotic cells (a predominant band of approx. 26 kD).

Immunogen

bacterial chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT).

Application

Anti-Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase (CAT) has been used in
  • immunoblotting
  • indirect immunofluorescence
  • immunofluorescence microscopy

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bacterial chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) is an enzyme that catalyzes the inactivation of the antibiotic, chloramphenicol, by acetylation and subsequently confers bacterial resistance to the antibiotic. CAT, being a stable prokaryotic enzyme, is often used as a reporter gene in transfection assays developed for eukaryotic promoters. Quantification of reporter gene expressions, such as that of CAT, can be correlated to the transcriptional functions of the target sequence. Thus, antibodies directed against CAT can be used for the study of gene sequences that are fused to the CAT reporter gene
Anti-Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase (CAT) antibody is specific for bacterial CAT and recombinant CAT expressed in transfected eukaryotic cells (a predominant band of approx. 26 kD). Staining of CAT by the antibody is inhibited by the bacterial CAT antigen in cells transfected with CAT.

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 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase assay.
Smale, S., T.
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, doi:10-doi:10 (2010)
Eva Bjur et al.
Infection and immunity, 74(9), 5140-5151 (2006-08-24)
The effect of the cytoplasmic reductase and protein chaperone thioredoxin 1 on the virulence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium was evaluated by deleting the trxA, trxB, or trxC gene of the cellular thioredoxin system, the grxA or gshA gene of
W V Shaw
CRC critical reviews in biochemistry, 14(1), 1-46 (1983-01-01)
Naturally occurring chloramphenicol resistance in bacteria is normally due to the presence of the antibiotic inactivating enzyme chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) which catalyzes the acetyl-S-CoA-dependent acetylation of chloramphenicol at the 3-hydroxyl group. The product 3-acetoxy chloramphenicol does not bind to bacterial
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In this work, we describe the identification of synthetic, controllable promoters that function in the bacterial pathogen Francisella novicida, a model facultative intracellular pathogen. Synthetic DNA fragments consisting of the tetracycline operator (tetO) flanked by a random nucleotide sequence were

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