Ghrelin antibody (Middle Region) (FITC)

Catalog No. ABIN7993152

This Rabbit Polyclonal antibody specifically detects Ghrelin in FACS. It exhibits reactivity toward Human, Rat and Mouse.

Quick Overview for Ghrelin antibody (Middle Region) (FITC) (ABIN7993152)

Target: Ghrelin (GHRL)

Reactivity: Human, Rat, Mouse

Host: Rabbit

Clonality: Polyclonal

Conjugate: This Ghrelin antibody is conjugated to FITC

Application: Flow Cytometry (FACS)

Product Details anti-Ghrelin Antibody (FITC)

Binding Specificity: Middle Region

Purpose: Anti-Ghrelin/GHRL Antibody FITC Conjugated

Cross-Reactivity (Details): No cross-reactivity with other proteins.

Predicted Reactivity: identical to the related mouse,rat sequences.

Purification: Immunogen affinity purified.

Immunogen: A synthetic peptide corresponding to a sequence in the middle region of human Ghrelin/GHRL, identical to the related mouse and rat sequences.

Isotype: IgG

Application Details

Application Notes: Flow Cytometry, Optimal dilutions should be determined by end users.

Restrictions: For Research Use only

Handling

Format: Liquid

Buffer: Each vial contains 50 % glycerol, 0.9 % NaCl, 0.2 % Na2HPO4, 0.02 % 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.

Storage: -20 °C

Storage Comment: At -20°C for one year from date of receipt. Avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Protect from light.

Expiry Date: 12 months

Target Details for Ghrelin

Target: Ghrelin (GHRL)

Alternative Name: GHRL

Background:

Background: This gene encodes the ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein that is cleaved to yield two peptides, ghrelin and obestatin. Ghrelin is a powerful appetite stimulant and plays an important role in energy homeostasis. Its secretion is initiated when the stomach is empty, whereupon it binds to the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in the hypothalamus which results in the secretion of growth hormone (somatotropin). Ghrelin is thought to regulate multiple activities, including hunger, reward perception via the mesolimbic pathway, gastric acid secretion, gastrointestinal motility, and pancreatic glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. It was initially proposed that obestatin plays an opposing role to ghrelin by promoting satiety and thus decreasing food intake, but this action is still debated. Recent reports suggest multiple metabolic roles for obestatin, including regulating adipocyte function and glucose metabolism. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. In addition, antisense transcripts for this gene have been identified and may potentially regulate ghrelin-obestatin preproprotein expression.

Gene Full Name: ghrelin and obestatin prepropeptide

Gene ID: 51738

UniProt: Q9UBU3

Pathways: Positive Regulation of Peptide Hormone Secretion, Hormone Transport, Peptide Hormone Metabolism, Negative Regulation of Hormone Secretion, Synaptic Membrane, Feeding Behaviour