Description
MBP Antibody / Myelin Basic Protein | V8680-20UG | Gentaur US, UK & Europe Disrtribition
Family: Primary antibody
Formulation: 0.2 mg/ml in 1X PBS with 0.1 mg/ml BSA (US sourced), 0.05% sodium azide
Format: Purified
Clone: MBP/4276
Host Animal: Mouse
Clonality: Monoclonal (mouse origin)
Species Reactivity: Human
Application: WB, IHC-P
Buffer: N/A
Limitation: This Myelin Basic Protein antibody is available for research use only.
Purity: Protein G affinity chromatography
Description: Myelin basic protein (MBP) is the second most abundant protein in central nervous system (CNS) myelin: it comprises 30% of the total protein and about 10% of the dry weight of myelin. It is the only structural protein found so far to be essential for formation of CNS myelin, and has been called the executive molecule of myelin . MBP can interact with a number of polyanionic proteins including actin, tubulin, calmodulin, and clathrin, and negatively charged lipids, and acquires structure on binding to them. It may act as a membrane actin-binding protein, which might allow it to participate in transmission of extracellular signals to the cytoskeleton in oligodendrocytes and tight junctions in myelin. MBP may be applicable as a marker for oligodendrogliomas. Phosphorylation been shown to decrease its ability to aggregate lipid vesicles and consequently destabilising the compact structure ofmyelin, a destruction that has been observed in demyelinating diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis. MBP/4276 is a useful detector of phosphorylated MBP by binding to Thr98 of human MBP in the phosphorylated state.
Immunogen: A synthetic peptide corresponding to the amino acids surrounding phosphorylated threonine 98 were used as the immunogen for the Myelin Basic Protein antibody.
Storage: Store the Myelin Basic Protein antibody at 2-8oC (with azide) or aliquot and store at -20 °C or colder (without azide).
