Human Transcobalamin II Alexa Fluor™ Plus 405-conjugated Antibody

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Key Product Details

Species Reactivity

Human

Applications

Western Blot

Label

Alexa Fluor Plus 405 (Excitation = 404 nm, Emission = 455 nm)

Antibody Source

Monoclonal Mouse IgG2B Clone # 874420

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Product Specifications

Specificity

Detects human Transcobalamin II in direct ELISAs and Western blots.

Clonality

Monoclonal

Host

Mouse

Isotype

IgG2B

Applications

Application
Recommended Usage

Western Blot

Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.

Background: Transcobalamin II

Transcobalamin II, also known as TCN2, TC-2 or TC, is a 42-44 kDa, monomeric, secreted member of the eukaryotic cobalamin transport family of molecules. It is a key player in the transport and absorption of VitB12. TCN1 is a salivary gland protein that binds oral/dietary B12. Once in the stomach, B12 is transferred to IF/Intrinsic Factor, and this complex remains intact during passage through the small intestine. In the distal ileum, the IF:VitB12 complex is internalized following binding to cubam on enterocyte membranes. Once internalized, VitB12 is processed and re-expressed on MRP1 on the enterocyte's basal surface. Here it is transferred to TCN-2, a binding protein secreted by endothelial cells that accounts for the transport of anywhere from 10-30% of circulating VitB12/cobalamin. The TCN2:VitB12 complex is ultimately internalized by cells expressing a membrane-bound, 58 kDa TCN2 receptor termed TCblR. Once internalized, VitB12 is released and converted into cofactors that are involved in methionine biosynthesis. Human TCN2 is synthesized as a 427 amino acid (aa) precursor that contains an 18 aa signal sequence, plus a 409 aa mature region that binds one VitB12 molecule. There are three potential splice variants of TCN2. One contains a Trp substitution for aa 116-143, a second possesses an Ile substitution for aa 336-427, and a third shows a deletion of aa 143-193. An Arg-to-Pro polymorphism at position 259 correlates with statistically elevated circulating levels of TCN2. Over aa 19-427, human TCN2 shares 72% aa sequence identity with mouse TCN2.

Alternate Names

TC-2, TCII, TCN2, Vitamin B12-binding Protein 2

Entrez Gene IDs

6948 (Human); 21452 (Mouse); 64365 (Rat)

Gene Symbol

TCN2

UniProt

P20062

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