The Mouse Monoclonal anti-Calcitonin antibody (Clone CALCA-3310) (ABIN7873486) specifically detects Calcitonin in IHC (p).
The antibody is reactive with Human samples.
Calca
Reactivity: Mouse
WB, ELISA, ICC, IHC (p), IF (p), IF (cc), IHC (fro)
Host: Rabbit
Polyclonal
unconjugated
Application Notes
Optimal dilution of the Calcitonin antibody should be determined by the researcher.
Restrictions
For Research Use only
Format
Liquid
Concentration
1 mg/mL
Buffer
1 mg/mL in 1X PBS, BSA free, sodium azide free
Preservative
Azide free
Storage
-20 °C
Storage Comment
Aliquot the Calcitonin antibody and store frozen at -20oC or colder. Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
Target
Calcitonin (Calca)
Alternative Name
Calcitonin
Background
Calcitonin is a hormone that preserves skeletal integrity and reduces blood calcium levels by decreasing osteoclast activity in bones, calcium and phosphate reabsorption by kidney tubules and calcium absorption by the intestines. The secretion of Calcitonin from the thyroid is regulated in part by estrogen, which increases Calcitonin mRNA levels. The Calcitonin gene, CALCA, undergoes tissue-specific RNA alternative splicing, resulting in the production of different mRNA transcripts. One transcript encodes procalcitonin as well as both calcium-lowering processed active polypeptides, Calcitonin and katacalcin. An alternative transcript of CALCA encodes the precursor for the neuropeptide referred to as Calcitonin generelated peptide 1, also designated CGRP1 or -CGRP. Mature CGRP1 and CGRP2 share significant sequence identity at the protein level differing by only 1-3 amino acid residues, depending on the species.