Mouse Latexin Alexa Fluor™ Plus 488-conjugated Antibody
R&D Systems, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # AF3620AFP488
Conjugate
Catalog #
Key Product Details
Species Reactivity
Mouse
Applications
Western Blot, Neutralization, Immunoprecipitation
Label
Alexa Fluor Plus 488 (Excitation = 493 nm, Emission = 518 nm)
Antibody Source
Polyclonal Sheep IgG
Product Specifications
Specificity
Detects mouse Latexin in direct ELISAs and Western blots. In direct ELISAs and Western blots, approximately 40% cross-reactivity with recombinant human Latexin is observed.
Clonality
Polyclonal
Host
Sheep
Isotype
IgG
Applications
Application
Recommended Usage
Immunoprecipitation
Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.
Western Blot
Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.
Neutralization
Optimal dilution of this antibody should be experimentally determined.
Background: Latexin
Latexin, also known as tissue carboxypeptidase inhibitor, is the only mammalian carboxypeptidase inhibitor identified so far. Latexin was initially identified as a marker of neurons in the lateral neocortex of the developing brain (hence Latexin) (1). Further studies have shown that Latexin is highly expressed in mast cells and macrophages (2, 3). It is induced in acute pancreatitis and lung inflammatory disease. In addition, it is able to inhibit carboxypeptidases from the pancreas (CPA1 and CPA2) and mast cells (CPA3) (4). Therefore, it is thought that Latexin primarily functions in inflammation and innate immunity pathways. Compared to other carboxypeptidase inhibitors from plants and parasites, the 222 amino acid Latexin is much larger and more importantly, it lacks some conserved C-terminal residues, which interact with the target carboxypeptidase in a substrate-like manner (5). This distinct feature of Latexin suggests that it has a different carboxypeptidase inhibition mechanism.
References
- Arimatsu, Y. et al. (1994) Neurosci. Res. 20:131.
- Uratani, Y. et al. (2000) Biochem. J. 346:817.
- Aagaard A. et al. (2005) Structure 13:309.
- Normant E. et al. (1995) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92:12225.
- Reverter D. et al. (2000) Nat. Struct. Biol. 7:322.
Alternate Names
ECI, LXN, TCI
Gene Symbol
LXN
UniProt
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Product Specific Notices
This product is provided under an intellectual property license from Life Technologies Corporation. The transfer of this product is conditioned on the buyer using the purchased product solely in research conducted by the buyer, excluding contract research or any fee for service research, and the buyer must not (1) use this product or its components for (a) diagnostic, therapeutic or prophylactic purposes; (b) testing, analysis or screening services, or information in return for compensation on a per-test basis; or (c) manufacturing or quality assurance or quality control, and/or (2) sell or transfer this product or its components for resale, whether or not resold for use in research. For information on purchasing a license to this product for purposes other than as described above, contact Life Technologies Corporation, 5781 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA or outlicensing@thermofisher.com.
For research use only
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