| Host: | Rabbit |
| Immunogen: | Somatostatin-28. |
| UniProtID: | P61278 |
| Speciesreactivity: | Speciesindependent |
| Specificity: | Recognizessomatostatininawiderangeofspecies. |
| Applications: | IHC(FS),IHC(PS),WB |
| RecommendedDilutions/Conditions: | Immunohistochemistry(frozensections,1:1,000) Immunohistochemistry(paraffinsections,1:100) WesternBlot(1:1,000) Suggesteddilutions/conditionsmaynotbeavailableforallapplications. Optimalconditionsmustbedeterminedindividuallyforeachapplication. |
| Formulation: | Liquid.InPBS,pH7.2,containing0.05%sodiumazide. |
| Use/Stability: | Dilutetoworkingstrengthwith50mMPBS(pH7.4)containing1.5%sodiumchlorideand1%normalgoatserum(ifagoatanti-rabbitIgGlinkerantibodyistobeused).Storedilutedantibodyat2-4°C(donotfreeze)andusewithin1month. |
| Handling: | Avoidfreeze/thawcycles.Aliquotundilutedantibodyintosmallervolumes(notlessthan10µl)priortofreezingifappropriate.Theuseofhighquality‘antiserum-grade’plasticorglassvialsisrecommended. |
| Shipping: | ShippedonBlueIce |
| LongTermStorage: | -20°C |
| ScientificBackground: | Sincethediscoveryofsomatostatin-14(SOM-14)inovinehypothalamus,severalotherformsofsomatostatin-likeimmunoreactantsofdifferentmolecularweighthavebeenreported,includingsomatostatin-28whichexpressesthefullSOM-14sequenceatitsC-terminus(SOM-28[15-28]).InmammalsbothmolecularformsareencodedattheC-terminusofthesomatostatinprecursormolecule.Hundredsofimmunolocalisationstudieshavebeenpublisheddemonstratingtheexistenceofsomatostatin-likemoleculesinneurons,inpancreaticisletDcellsandinendocrinecellsdistributedthroughoutthemammaliangut,aswellasinrareendocrinetumours(so-calledsomatostatinomas).Themolecularformsappeartobeco-packagedindense-coredsecretorygranules,frequentlywithothertransmittersubstances.Ithasbeenshownthatthemajorityofsomatostatin-containingaxonsintheratspinalcordexpressvesiculargluatamatetransporterprotein-2(VGLUT2). |
| Protocol: | Testtissues:Tissuesfrommanyanimalspeciescanbeused. Fixatives:Fixationbytranscardialperfusionisbest.Foroptimaltissuepreservationandmaintenanceofantigenicity,use4%bufferedparaformaldehyde(4gparaformaldehydeheatedto70°Cin100ml0.1Msodiumphosphatebuffer,pH7.2,allowedtocool).Ashortpre-wash(50-100ml)toremovebloodisadvised.Followingdissectionsmallpiecesoftissueshouldbepost-fixedfor30-60mininthesamefixativeatroomtemperature.Glutaraldehyde(upto0.2%)canbeaddedifrequired.Tissuesunsuitableforperfusionshouldbefixedbyimmersionintheabovefixative,butcareshouldbetakentoavoidover-fixation(smallpiecesoftissuedonotrequiremorethan60miningeneral). Processing:Tissuetreatmentshouldbecarriedoutassuggested:
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