
Type:RabbitIgG
Applications:IHC;WB;FC
E=ELISA;FACS;FC=FlowCytometry;FPLC=FastProteinLiquidChromatography;GF=GravityFlow;HPLC=HighPerformanceLiquidChromatography;ICC=Immunocytochemistry;IF=Immunofluorescence;IHC=Immunohistochemistry;IP=Immunoprecipitation;NAC=Non-adherentCellAssays;NB=NeutralizationofBioactivity;SE=SandwichELISA;TPE=TargetedProteinExpression;WB=Westernblotting;;AC=AdherentCellAssays;FM=FluorescentMicsroscopy;;;BSC-CM5=BiacoreSensorChipCM5;BSM=BiosactiveSmallMoleculeorPeptide;CDM=CellDifferentiationMedia;;;;;;HealthandFitness;;;DNAExtraction/Purification;;InvivoLikeAssaysSpeciesReactivity:Ch;H;M;R
B=Bovine;Ca=Cat;Ch=Chicken;D=Dog;EQ=Equine;GP=GuineaPig;H=Human;M=Mouse;P=Porcine;Pr=Primate;R=Rat;Rb=Rabbit;Y=Yeast;Xe=Xenopus;Ze=Zebrafish;;;;NA-NotApplicable;STP=Step-TactinProteins;AllFormat:AffinityPurified-liquid
Immunogen:Syntheticpeptidecorrespondingtoaminoacids216-226ofrat/mouseGAP-43,(C)-KEDPEADQEHAcoupledtomaleimide-activatedKLH.
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GAP-43(growthassociatedprotein43kDa;alsoknownasneuromodulin)isa24kDa,neurongrowthcone-associatedmemberoftheneuromodulinfamily.Apparentlyduetoitstertiarystructure,itrunsanomalouslyat43kDaonSDS-polyacrylamidegel.RatGAP-43isa226aminoacid(aa)proteinthatcontainsanN-terminallipidbindingmotif,an11aaIQdomain(IQ:Ile-Gln-X-Ser-etc)(aa38-48),andaC-terminuswithfourpotentialserinephosphorylationsites.ThemoleculemayutilizetheIQdomaintobindcalmodulin.ProteinkinaseC-mediatedphosphorylationoftheSerineat41withinthissiteinhibitsthisinteraction.Unphosphorylated,calmodulin-boundGAP-43isalwaysassociatedwithneuriteretraction,whileS41phosphorylatedGAP-43stABIlizesactinfilamentsandpromotesgrowthconeextension.
Image:GAP43stainingofregionCA1-CA4ofthehippocampus.Noteintenesestainingofcellprocesses.
Note:ThisantibodyisusefulforWesternanalysiswhereitrecognizesabandat43kDa.GAP43isaprovenMarkerfordevelopingandregeneratingneurons,andtoalesserextent,reactiveglialcells.Itisusedwidelytospecificallylabelinjuredneuronsandtoscoreneuronalregeneration.