| Host: | Rabbit |
| Immunogen: | Syntheticpeptidecorrespondingtoaa38-51ofhumanNbr1. |
| UniProtID: | Q14596 |
| Speciesreactivity: | Human |
| Applications: | ICC |
| RecommendedDilutions/Conditions: | Immunocytochemistry(1:20) Suggesteddilutions/conditionsmaynotbeavailableforallapplications. Optimalconditionsmustbedeterminedindividuallyforeachapplication. |
| PurityDetail: | Partiallypurifiedbysaltprecipitation. |
| Formulation: | Liquid.InPBScontaining0.01%sodiumazide. |
| Use/Stability: | Stableforatleast1yearafterreceiptwhenstoredat-20°C.Reagentislightsensitive;storeinthedark.Theuseofhighquality‘antiserum-grade’plasticorglassvialsisrecommended. |
| Handling: | Protectfromlight.Avoidfreeze/thawcycles.Afteropening,preparealiquotsandstoreat-20°C. |
| Shipping: | ShippedonBlueIce |
| ShortTermStorage: | +4°C |
| LongTermStorage: | -20°C |
| ScientificBackground: | Autophagyisahighlyconservedbulkproteindegradationpathwayresponsiblefortheturnoveroflong-livedproteins,disposalofdamagedorganelles,andclearanceofaggregate-proneproteins.Autophagyisinvolvedinvariousphysiologicalorpathologicalprocesses,suchasdevelopment,hostdefenseresponse,cancerandneuronaldegenerativediseases.Itinvolvesconcertedactionofmorethan20specificautophagy(ATG)proteinsthatmediatetheformationofadouble-membranevesicle,theautophagosome,whichengulfsthesubstrateanddeliversittothelysosomefordegradation. Nbr1(neighborofBRCA1gene1)hasbeenidentified,togetherwithp62,asaselectiveautophagyreceptor,capableofsimultaneouslybindingbothubiquitinandautophagy-specificLC3/GABARAPproteins.Nbr1isrecruitedtoubiquitin-positiveproteinaggregatesanddegradedbyautophagythroughitsinteractionwiththeLC3/GABARAPcomponentoftheautophagosomalmembrane. Suchreceptorproteinsprovideamolecularlinkbetweenubiquitinylationandautophagy,facilitatingtheselectivetargetingofvarioustypesofcargo,rangingfromproteinaggregatestomembrane-boundorganellesandmicrobesforautophagicdegradation. |
| TechnicalInfo/ProductNotes: | Nbr1polyclonalantibody(Prod.No.BML-PW1125)wasconjugatedtofluoresceinbyaproprietarymethod.Thefluorescein-labelledNbr1polyclonalantibody(Prod.No.BML-PW1130)facilitatesreadydetectionofNbr1inautophagyinhibitedcellsbyfluorescencemicroscopy. |