Description | Proopiomelanocortin(POMC)istheprecursorofthemelanocortinpeptidesalpha,betaandgamma.POMCneuronsinthearcuatenucleusofthehypothalamusfunctionaskeycentralregulatorsoffoodintakeandhomeostaticcontrolofenergybalanceinbothrodentsandnon-humanprimates.MSHincreasesthepigmentationofskinbyincreasingthemelaninproductioninmelanocytes.MSHisproducedinthepituitaryglandandbelongstothePOMCfamily. |
BatchNo. | Seeproductlabel |
Unitsize | 50µl |
Antigen | Asyntheticpeptide(Ac-SYSMEHFRWGKPV)correspondingtotheaminoacids138-150fromhumanProopiomelanocortin(POMC).POMCistheprecursorofthemelanocortinpeptidesalpha,betaandgamma.Thesyntheticpeptidewasconjugatedtoacarrierproteintoenhancetheimmunologicalresponse. |
OtherNames | Proopiomelanocortin;POMC;alpha-melanocytestimulatinghormone;melanotropinalpha |
Accession | COLI_HUMAN |
Producedin | Guineapig |
Purity | Neatserum |
Applications | IHC.Aconcentrationof1in2,000isrecommendedforIHC.IHCperformedinsheepbrain(hypothalamus)demonstratesintensestainingofcells.Nostainingisevidentwhentheprimaryantibodyispre-absorbedwith0.5mg/mlofalphaMSH.Biosensisrecommendsoptimaldilutions/concentrationsshouldbedeterminedbytheenduser. |
Specificity | Specificitywasdemonstratedbyimmunohistochemistry. |
Cross-reactivity | Thisantibodyisknowntoreactwithhuman,ratandsheep.Otherspecieshavenotyetbeentested. |
Blastit | Ifyouwouldliketoseethesharedidentitybetweendifferentspeciesorotherproteins,followthelinkintheAccessionfield,selectthesequence(makesurethatyouareselectingthesequencethatyouareinterestedin,asthesequencemaybetheprecursorratherthanthematureproteinforexample)andcopyandpasteitHEREandblast/formatit. |
Form | Lyophilised |
Reconstitution | Reconstitutein50µlsterilewater.Centrifugetoremoveanyinsolublematerial. |
Storage | Itisrecommendedthatathawedsampleisstoredat4ºCfornolongerthan2weeks.Allocationofappropriateanti-bacterialagentcanincreaseshelflifebyseveralweeks.Dilutedserumshouldbepreparedasrequired.LongtermstABIlityrequiresstorage,preferablyinsmallaliquotsat-20ºCorlower.Glycerol(1:1)canbeaddedtoneatserumforadditionalstabilityifintendedusedoesnotpreventthis. |
ExpiryDate | 12monthsuponreconstitution. |
GeneralReferences | CardosoRC,AlvesBR,SharptonSM,WilliamsGL,AmstaldenM(2015).NutritionalProgrammingofAcceleratedPubertyinHeifers:InvolvementofPro-OpiomelanocortinNeuronesintheArcuateNucleus.JNeuroendocrinol.2015Aug;27(8):647-57. GraysonBE,AllenSE,BillesSK,WilliamsSM,SmithMS,GroveKL(2006).Prenataldevelopmentofhypothalamicneuropeptidesystemsinthenonhumanprimate.Neuroscience.2006Dec28;143(4):975-86. |
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