Peptide ELISA: limit dilution 1: 64000. Western blot: 0.3-1 μg/mL, approx 55 kDa band observed in human spleen lysates. Other applications not tested. Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Concentration
0.5 mg/mL
Buffer
Tris saline, 0.02 % sodium azide, pH 7.3 with 0.5 % bovine serum albumin
Preservative
Sodium azide
Precaution of Use
This product contains sodium azide: a POISONOUS AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE which should be handled by trained staff only.
Handling Advice
Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Storage
4 °C/-20 °C
Storage Comment
Store at 2 - 8 °C up to one week or (in aliquots) at -20 °C for longer.
AIRE is a transcriptional regulator that is thought to be important in controlling tissue-specific expression of genes in the thymus. The precise function of the protein is not well defined. It contains zinc finger motifs and isoform 1 is localized to both the nucleus and cytoplasm. Three splice variant mRNAs products have been described. The longer AIRE1 mRNA appears to be more abundant and includes exons 1 through 14. Splice variant AIRE2 includes a portion of the non-coding region of exon 1, an alternatively spliced longer exon 8, plus exons 9 through 14. Variant AIRE3 includes the same exon 1-8-9 sequences as found in AIRE2 but utilizes additional alternative splicing in exon 10 that shifts the reading frame such that a stop codon in exon 12 is utilized. The resulting protein products of these splice variants differ significantly. Defects in this gene cause the autosomal-recessive systemic autoimmune disease termed autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED).Synonyms: Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy candidiasis ectodermal dystrophy protein, Autoimmune regulator