anti- NPC1 antibody

Host

Rabbit

Uniprot ID

O15118

Form

liquid

Purification

Immunogen affinity purified

Purity

>= 95%

Clonality

polyclonal

Clone ID

Isotype

IgG

Storage

PBS with 0.02% sodium azide and 50% glycerol pH 7.3,-20℃ for 12 months(Avoid repeated freeze / thaw cycles.)

Background

Intracellular cholesterol transporter which acts in concert with NPC2 and plays an important role in the egress of cholesterol from the endosomal/lysosomal compartment. Both NPC1 and NPC2 function as the cellular 'tag team duo'(TTD) to catalyze the mobilization of cholesterol within the multivesicular environment of the late endosome(LE) to effect egress through the limiting bilayer of the LE. NPC2 binds unesterified cholesterol that has been released from LDLs in the lumen of the late endosomes/lysosomes and transfers it to the cholesterol-binding pocket of the N-terminal domain of NPC1. Cholesterol binds to NPC1 with the hydroxyl group buried in the binding pocket and is exported from the limiting membrane of late endosomes/ lysosomes to the ER and plasma membrane by an unknown mechanism. Binds oxysterol with higher affinity than cholesterol. May play a role in vesicular trafficking in glia, a process that may be crucial for maintaining the structural and functional integrity of nerve terminals. (Microbial infection) Acts as an endosomal entry receptor for ebolavirus.

Immunogen

Niemann-Pick disease, type C1

Synonyms

Niemann Pick C1 protein, Niemann Pick disease, type C1, NPC1

Observed MW

160 kDa

Reactivity

Human, Mouse

Tested Application

ELISA, WB, IHC

Recommended dilution

WB: 1:500-1:2000; IHC: 1:20-1:200

Gene ID

4864

Research Area

Metabolism