Description
Inhibin beta A chain Antibody / INHBA | F54579-0.08ML | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition
Family: Primary antibody
Formulation: In 1X PBS, pH 7.4, with 0.09% sodium azide
Format: Purified
Clone: N/A
Host Animal: Rabbit
Clonality: Polyclonal (rabbit origin)
Species Reactivity: Human
Application: WB, IHC-P, IF, FACS
Buffer: N/A
Limitation: This Inhibin beta A chain antibody is available for research use only.
Purity: Antigen affinity purified
Description: The inhibin beta A subunit joins the alpha subunit to form a pituitary FSH secretion inhibitor. Inhibin has been shown to regulate gonadal stromal cell proliferation negatively and to have tumor-suppressor activity. In addition, serum levels of inhibin have been shown to reflect the size of granulosa-cell tumors and can therefore be used as a marker for primary as well as recurrent disease. Because expression in gonadal and various extragonadal tissues may vary severalfold in a tissue-specific fashion, it is proposed that inhibin may be both a growth/differentiation factor and a hormone. Furthermore, the beta A subunit forms a homodimer, activin A, and also joins with a beta B subunit to form a heterodimer, activin AB, both of which stimulate FSH secretion. Finally, it has been shown that the beta A subunit mRNA is identical to the erythroid differentiation factor subunit mRNA and that only one gene for this mRNA exists in the human genome.
Immunogen: A portion of amino acids 85-112 from the human protein was used as the immunogen for the Inhibin beta A chain antibody.
Storage: Aliquot the Inhibin beta A chain antibody and store frozen at -20 °C or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
