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ABE868

Sigma-Aldrich

Anti-PGC-1 alpha

from rabbit, purified by affinity chromatography

Synonym(s):

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha, PPAR-gamma coactivator 1-alpha, PPARGC-1-alpha

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

biological source

rabbit

Quality Level

antibody form

affinity isolated antibody

antibody product type

primary antibodies

clone

polyclonal

purified by

affinity chromatography

species reactivity

mouse, human

species reactivity (predicted by homology)

rat (based on 100% sequence homology), porcine (based on 100% sequence homology), bovine (based on 100% sequence homology)

packaging

antibody small pack of 25 μg

technique(s)

immunocytochemistry: suitable
western blot: suitable

NCBI accession no.

UniProt accession no.

shipped in

ambient

target post-translational modification

unmodified

Gene Information

General description

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (UniProt: O70343; also known as PGC-1-alpha, PPAR-gamma coactivator 1-alpha, PPARGC-1-alpha) is encoded by the Ppargc1a (also known as Pgc1, Pgc1a, Ppargc1) gene (Gene ID: 19017) in murine species. PGC-1 alpha is a member of a family of transcription coactivators that plays a central role in the regulation of cellular energy metabolism. It is a homooligomeric transcriptional coactivator for steroid receptors and nuclear receptors that greatly increases the transcriptional activity of PPARG and thyroid hormone receptor on the uncoupling protein promoter. It is expressed in muscles, liver, kidney, brown adipose tissue, heart, and brain. It can regulate key mitochondrial genes that contribute to the program of adaptive thermogenesis and is also reported to play an essential role in metabolic reprogramming in response to dietary availability through coordination of the expression of a wide array of genes involved in glucose and fatty acid metabolism. PGC-1 alpha is known to induce the expression of PPARGC1- and ESRR-induced regulator, muscle 1 (PERM1) in the skeletal muscle in an estrogen-related receptors, -alpha (ESRRA)-dependent manner. PGC-1 alpha is significantly induced in brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle by exposure to cold and is also shown to be up-regulated in brown adipose tissue of obese leptin-deficient (ob/ob) and leptin-unresponsive (db/db) mice. PGC-1 alpha is also required for oscillatory expression of clock genes, such as ARNTL/BMAL1 and NR1D1, through the co-activation of RORA and RORC, and metabolic genes, such as PDK4 and PEPCK.

Specificity

This rabbit polyclonal antibody detects PGC-1 alpha in human and murine adipose tissue. it targets an epitope within 21 amino acids from the C-terminus region.

Immunogen

Epitope: C-terminus
KLH-conjugated linear peptide corresponding to 21 amino acids from the C-terminus region of murine PPAR-gamma coactivator 1-alpha.

Application

Anti-PGC-1 alpha, Cat. No. ABE868, is a highly specific rabbit polyclonal antibody that targets Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha and has been tested for use in Immunocytochemistry and Western Blotting.
Immunocytochemistry Analysis: A 1:500 dilution from a representative lot detected PGC-1 alpha in A431, HUVEC, and NIH/3T3 cells.
Research Category
Epigenetics & Nuclear Function

Quality

Evaluated by Western Blotting in human brown adipose tissue lysate.

Western Blotting Analysis: 2 µg/mL of this antibody detected PGC-1 alpha in 10 µg of human brown adipose tissue lysate.

Target description

~100 kDa observed; 90.59 kDa calculated. Uncharacterized bands may be observed in some lysate(s).

Physical form

Affinity Purified
Purified rabbit polyclonal 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

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Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

does not flash

Flash Point(C)

does not flash


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