Inhibin alpha antibody (N-Term)

Catalog No. ABIN112650

This anti-Inhibin alpha antibody is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody detecting Inhibin alpha in IHC (p), IHC (fro) and EIA. Suitable for Human.

Quick Overview for Inhibin alpha antibody (N-Term) (ABIN112650)

Target: Inhibin alpha (INHA) (Inhibin, alpha (INHA))

Reactivity: Human

Host: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This Inhibin alpha antibody is un-conjugated

Application: Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin-embedded Sections) (IHC (p)), Immunohistochemistry (Frozen Sections) (IHC (fro)), Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Product Details anti-Inhibin alpha Antibody

Binding Specificity: AA 1-24, N-Term

Sequence: S-T-P-L-M-S-W-P-W-S-P-S-A-L-R-L-L-Q-R-P-P-E-E-P-G-Y

Specificity: This antibody recognizes Inhibin alpha, which is expressed in a range of tissues including prostate, brain, adrenal gland, testis and ovary.

Purification: Affinity Chromatography on Protein G

Immunogen: Synthetic peptide corresponding to the amino acids 1-24 of Human Inhibin alpha

Isotype: IgG

Application Details

Application Notes: ELISA. Immunohistochemistry on frozen sections. Immunohistochemistry on paraffin sections: 1/400. This antibody stains primordial follicles when using paraffin embedded, formalin fixedfragments of human ovarian cortex.
Other applications not tested.
Optimal dilutions are dependent on conditions and should be determined by the user.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Liquid

Concentration: 5.0 mg/mL

Buffer: PBS, 0.09 % Sodium Azide

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 undiluted at 2-8 °C for one month or (in aliquots) at -20 °C for longer.

Target Details for Inhibin alpha

Target: Inhibin alpha (INHA) (Inhibin, alpha (INHA))

Alternative Name: Inhibin alpha / INHA

Background: Inhibins are peptide hormones produced by the granulosa cells in female follicles and by Sertoli cells in the male seminiferous tubules. They are selectively expressed by cells of sex cord stromal derivation, and inhibit the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibins are also involved in regulating diverse functions such as hypothalamic and pituitary hormone secretion, gonadal hormone secretion, germ cell development and maturation, erythroid differentiation, insulin secretion, nerve cell survival, embryonic axial development or bone growth, depending on their subunit composition. Inhibins appear to oppose the functions of activins, as inhibins and activins inhibit and activate, respectively, the secretion of follitropin by the pituitary gland. Inhibin has 2 subunits (alpha and beta) that are coded by separate genes. The alpha subunit determines whether inhibin or activin will be produced. The alpha subunit remains constant, such that the various types of inhibin are defined by the beta subunit (a,b,c,d). Inhibin A is a dimer of alpha and beta A. Inhibin B is a dimer of alpha and beta B. Proteolytic processing yields a number of inhibin alpha bioactive forms: the 20/23 kDa forms consist solely of the mature alpha chain, the 26/29 kDa forms consist of the most N terminal propeptide linked through a disulfide bond to the mature alpha chain, and the 50/53 kDa forms encompass the entire proprotein. Each type can be furthermore either mono or diglycosylated, causing the mass difference.

Gene ID: 3623

NCBI Accession: NP_002182

UniProt: P05111

Pathways: Peptide Hormone Metabolism, Hormone Activity, Negative Regulation of Hormone Secretion