NPC1 Antibody

Size

100ug

Clone Number

Aliases

Niemann Pick C1 protein precursor antibody; Niemann Pick disease, type C1 antibody; Niemann-Pick C1 protein antibody; NPC antibody; NPC1 antibody; NPC1_HUMAN antibody

Immunogen Species

Homo sapiens (Human)

UniProt ID

O15118

Immunogen

Recombinant Human NPC intracellular cholesterol transporter 1 protein (23-269AA)

Raised in

Rabbit

Species Reactivity

Human

Tested Applications

ELISA, WB, IHC; Recommended dilution: WB:1:500-1:5000, IHC:1:20-1:200

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.

Clonality

Polyclonal

Isotype

IgG

Purification Method

>95%, Protein G purified

Conjugate

Non-conjugated

Buffer

Preservative: 0.03% Proclin 300
Constituents: 50% Glycerol, 0.01M PBS, pH 7.4

Form

Liquid

Stroage

Upon receipt, store at -20°C or -80°C. Avoid repeated freeze.

Target Names

NPC1

Research Areas

Neuroscience; Cardiovascular; Metabolism; Signal transduction