
Type:ChickenIgY
Applications:IF;WB
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:B;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:VSNL1Protein

Visinin-likeprotein1(VSNL1)isasmallCalciumbindingproteinwhichisveryabundantinthenervoussystemandisfoundonlyinneurons,thoughdifferentneuronshavedifferentlevelsofexpression(4,5).ItisparticularlyconcentratedincerebellarPurkinjecells,andtendstobemostabundantinperikaryaanddendrites.Theproteinwasdiscoveredindependentlybyseveralgroupsandisthereforealsosometimesknownashippocalcin-likeprotein3,HLP3,HPCAL3,HUVISL1,VLP-1,VILIPandVILIP-1.TheproteinbelongstothelargesuperfamlyofcalmodulinandparavalbumintypeproteinswhichfunctionbybindingCalciumions.Calciumbindingalterstheconfomationoftheseproteinsandallowthemtointeractwithotherbindingpartners,thepropertiesofwhichtheymayalter.Visinin-likeprotein1hasfour"EFhand"domains,whicharenegativelychargedhelix-turn-helixpeptideswhichareresponsIBLeforCalciumbinding.Visinin-likeprotein1is191aminoacidsinsizeandhasamolecularweightonSDS-PAGEof22kDa.
Image:ConfocalimageofadultratcerebellarcortexstainedwithCat#CH22114VLP-1(green),Neuromics’polyclonalantibodytoNF-M:Cat#RA22105(red)andDNA(blue).TheVLP-1revealssynapsesinthemolecularlayer(ML)strongly.Synapticregionsarealsoseeninthegranulecelllayer(GC).TheperikaryaofPurkinjecells(PC)anddendritesandaxonsarerevealedwithNF-Mantibody.LittlestainingofVLP-1isseeninthewhitematter(WM).ProtocolonData-sheet.
TheproteinhasrecentlybeensuggestedtobeausefulbioMarkerofAlzheimer"sdiseaseandtraumaticbraininjury.