| Description | Alphasynucleinisanabundant140aminoacidneuronalprotein,expressedprimarilyatpresynapticterminalsinthecentralnervoussystem.Alphasynucleinhasbeenassociatedwithseveralneurodegenerativediseases.Apointmutationinthegenecodingforthealpha-synucleinproteinwasthefirstdiscoverylinkingthisproteintoararefamilialformofParkinsonsdisease(PD).Subsequently,othermutationsinthealpha-synucleingenehavebeenidentifiedinfamilialPD.TheaggregatedproteinaceousinclusionscalledLewybodiesfoundinPDandcorticalLewybodydementia(LBD)werediscoveredtobepredominantlyalpha-synuclein.Aberrantaggregationofalpha-synucleinhasbeendetectedinanincreasingnumberofneurodegenerativediseases,collectivelyknownassynucleopathies.Alpha-synucleinexistsphysiologicallyinbothsolubleandmembrane-boundstates,inunstructuredandalpha-helicalconformations,respectively.Thephysiologicalfunctionofalpha-synucleinappearstorequireitstranslocationbetweenthesesubcellularcompartmentsandinterconversionbetweenthe2conformations.Abnormalprocessingofalpha-synucleinispredictedtoleadtopathologicalchangesinitsbindingpropertiesandfunction. |
| BatchNo. | Seeproductlabel |
| Unitsize | 100µl |
| Antigen | Asyntheticpeptide(CMPVDPDNEAYEMPSEE)aspartofhumanalphasynuclein(aa:116-131)conjugatedtoKLHhasbeenusedastheimmunogen. |
| OtherNames | Non-AbetacomponentofADamyloid;Non-A4componentofamyloidprecursor;NACP |
| Accession | SYUA_HUMAN |
| Producedin | Sheep |
| Purity | Wholeserum |
| Applications | IHCwith1:1000to1:2000dilution.Biosensisrecommendsoptimaldilutions/concentrationsshouldbedeterminedbytheenduser. |
| Specificity | Immunohistochemistryshowsahighspecificityforalpha-synuclein. |
| Cross-reactivity | Thisantibodyisknowntoreactwithhuman,ratandmousealpha-synuclein. |
| Blastit | Ifyouwouldliketousethisproductinanotherspeciesotherthanthosespecifiedhere,ortoseethesharedidentitybetweentheimmunogenusedhereindifferentspeicesand/orothermolecules,simplycopytheimmunogen(fromtheImmunogenfield)andpasteitHEREandblast/formatit.Notethat,antiseraraisedagainstsyntheticpeptidesarequiteoftenveryspecificforthatpeptideie,onlyonesingleaminoaciddifferencemaybeenoughtorestrictthespecificitytoaparticularmolecule.Regardless,youcanalwayscontactusifyouneedassistancewiththis. |
| Form | Lyophilised |
| Reconstitution | Reconstitutein100µlofsterilewater.Centrifugetoremoveanyinsolublematerial. |
| Storage | Afterreconstitutionkeepaliquotsat-20ºCforahigherstability,andat4ºCwithanappropriateantibacterialagent.Glycerol(1:1)maybeaddedforanadditionalstability.Avoidrepetitivefreeze/thawcycles. |
| ExpiryDate | 12monthsafterpurchase |
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