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Anti-Neurophysin 1 Antibody, clone PS 38

clone PS 38, from mouse

Synonym(s):

Oxytocin-neurophysin 1, OT-NPI, Oxytocin, Ocytocin, Neurophysin 1

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
12352203
eCl@ss:
32160702
NACRES:
NA.41

biological source

mouse

Quality Level

antibody form

purified immunoglobulin

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

PS 38, monoclonal

species reactivity

rat

technique(s)

immunohistochemistry: suitable
radioimmunoassay: suitable
western blot: suitable

isotype

IgG2bκ

NCBI accession no.

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

wet ice

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

rat ... Oxt(25504)

General description

Neurophysins are linear cycteine-rich proteins containing 93-95 amino acids. Two types of neurophysins, NPI and NPII are found in most mammalian species and they serve as carriers of oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (AVP), respectively. Each NP and its associated hormone is synthesized as one precursor protein, OT-NPI (UniProt P01179) encoded by the Oxt (or Ot) gene or VAP-NPII (UniProt P01186) encoded by the Avp gene in rat species. Post-translational cleavages remove the signal peptide and process the precursor into mature OT and NPI (aa 20-28 and aa 32-135, respectively, of OT-NPI), or AVP and NPII (aa 24-32 and aa 36-128, respectively, of AVP-NPII). OT is a potent hormone and neurotransmitter secreted within the pituitary gland. OT exerts its biological activity through its receptor OXTR (also known as OTR). OT is used clinically for labor induction and may exhibit therapeutic potential for treating social anxiety disorders. VAP functions primarily as an anti-diuretic and regulates the concentration of water, glucose, and salts in blood. VAP is secreted from the posterior pituitary, but exerts its biological activity in the kidney via the G protein-coupled receptor AVPR2 (V2R).

Specificity

Clone PS 38 detects neurophysin 1 (oxytocin-associated NP), but not ocytocin/oxytocin or neurophysin 2 (vasopressin-associated NP)

Immunogen

Epitope: Neurophysin 1
KLH-conjugated acid soluble extract of rat (Sprague-Dawley) intermediate lobes corresponding to rat Neurophysin 1.

Application

Immunohistochemistry: A representative lot detected oxytocin (OT)-synthesizing neurons in the hypothalamic supraoptic (SON) and neural lobe (NL) regions of paraffin-embedded rat hypothalamus and pituitary tissue sections (Ben-Barak, Y., et al. (1985). J. Neurosci. 5(1):81-97).
Radioimmunoassay (RIA): A representative lot was assessed for binding affinity toward purified rat neurophysinn 1 by RIA (Ben-Barak, Y., et al. (1985). J. Neurosci. 5(1):81-97).
Western Blotting Analysis: A representative lot detected neurophysinn 1 in rat posterior pituitary extracts (Ben-Barak, Y., et al. (1985). J. Neurosci. 5(1):81-97).
Research Category
Neuroscience
Research Sub Category
Developmental Signaling
This Anti-Neurophysin 1 Antibody, clone PS 38 is validated for use in Western Blotting, Immunohistochemistry, Radioimmunoassay for the detection of Neurophysin 1.

Quality

Evaluated by Western Blotting in rat pituitary tissue lysate.

Western Blotting Analysis: 0.5 µg/mL of this antibody detected Neurophysin 1 in 10 µg of rat pituitary tissue lysate.

Target description

~12 kDa observed

Physical form

Format: Purified
Protein G Purified
Purified mouse monoclonal IgG2bκ antibody in buffer containing 0.1 M Tris-Glycine (pH 7.4), 150 mM NaCl with 0.05% sodium azide.

Storage and Stability

Stable for 1 year at 2-8°C from date of receipt.

Other Notes

Concentration: Please refer to lot specific datasheet.

Disclaimer

Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.

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Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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