The Rabbit Polyclonal anti-Calpastatin antibody has been validated for WB, IHC (p) and FACS. It is suitable to detect Calpastatin in samples from Human.
Optimal dilution of the Calpastatin antibody should be determined by the researcher.\. Western blot: 0.5-1 μg/mL,FACS: 1-3 μg/10^6 cells,Immunohistochemistry (FFPE): 1-2 μg/mL
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Buffer
0.5 mg/mL if reconstituted with 0.2 mL sterile DI water
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
After reconstitution, the Calpastatin antibody can be stored for up to one month at 4°C. For long-term, aliquot and store at -20°C. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing.
Target
Calpastatin (CAST)
Alternative Name
Calpastatin
Background
Calpastatin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CAST gene. It is mapped to 5q15. The protein encoded by this gene is an endogenous calpain (calcium-dependent cysteine protease) inhibitor. It consists of an N-terminal domain L and four repetitive calpain-inhibition domains (domains 1-4), and it is involved in the proteolysis of amyloid precursor protein. The calpain/calpastatin system is involved in numerous membrane fusion events, such as neural vesicle exocytosis and platelet and red-cell aggregation. The encoded protein is also thought to affect the expression levels of genes encoding structural or regulatory proteins. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described.