Description
Cytoglobin Antibody | R32779 | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition
Family: Primary antibody
Formulation: 0.5mg/ml if reconstituted with 0.2ml sterile DI water
Format: Antigen affinity purified
Clone: N/A
Host Animal: Rabbit
Clonality: Polyclonal (rabbit origin)
Species Reactivity: Human, Mouse, Rat
Application: WB, IHC-P
Buffer: Lyophilized from 1X PBS with 2.5% BSA, 0.025% sodium azide
Limitation: This Cytoglobin antibody is available for research use only.
Purity: Antigen affinity
Description: Cytoglobin (CYGB), also called HGB or STAP, is a ubiquitously expressed hexacoordinate hemoglobin that may facilitate diffusion of oxygen through tissues, scavenge nitric oxide or other reactive oxygen species, or serve a protective function during oxidative stress. The cytoglobin gene is mapped on 17q25.1. The CYGB gene contains 4 exons and spans about 9 kb. Cytoglobin has many elements common to vertebrate globins, including invariant histidine residues, and the amino acids that form the heme pocket share similarity with pentacoordinate myoglobin. In contrast to the high oxygen affinities displayed by most hexacoordinate hemoglobins, the characteristics of CYGB indicate that it can facilitate oxygen transport. Because the oxygen affinity of CYGB is more similar to myoglobin than to neuroglobin, and the oxy form of CYGB resists autooxidation, CYGB is proposed to represent a tissue oxygen reservoir.
Immunogen: Amino acids M1-P190 from the human protein were used as the immunogen for the Cytoglobin antibody.
Storage: After reconstitution, the Cytoglobin antibody can be stored for up to one month at 4oC. For long-term, aliquot and store at -20 °C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.